scholarly journals Lessons Learned from the Urban Forestry Climate Change Response Framework Project

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Brandt ◽  
Lydia Scott ◽  
Abigail Lewis ◽  
Lindsay Darling ◽  
Robert Fahey
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Urban Forest ◽  
Urban Forestry ◽  
Urban Forests ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Specialized Training ◽  
Climate Change Response ◽  
Change Response ◽  
Urban Forest Management

Many urban foresters have recognized the need to incorporate climate change considerations into urban forest management, but often lack the specialized training or knowledge to explicitly address this in their planning and practices. This document describes a framework we developed and piloted in the Chicago region to assess the vulnerability of urban forests and incorporate that information into on-the-ground actions. We describe the three steps used to implement this project and the lessons learned from this process.

scholarly journals Urban forest management in small Ontario municipalities

2012 ◽  
Vol 88 (02) ◽  
pp. 118-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. John Barker ◽  
W. Andy Kenney
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Urban Forest ◽  
Urban Forestry ◽  
Urban Forests ◽  
The United States ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Legislative Framework ◽  
Upper Level ◽  
Urban Forest Management

Urban forestry has emerged as an important and timely discipline in an urbanizing world. The practice of urban forestry has focused mainly on large urban centres but urban forests in small municipalities provide the same benefits to the residents within and around them. Small municipalities face many challenges similar to those in urban centres but a lack of resources may worsen the negative effects on small municipalities. Urban forestry in Ontario is undertaken by municipalities with little involvement from upper-level governments. Thus, the effectiveness of urban forestry in Ontario is inconsistent and sporadic, with many small municipalities unable to manage urban forests optimally. Ontario's legislative framework governing urban forestry is critiqued and compared to the system employed in the United States. Recommendations are provided for action toward a centralized urban forestry program in Ontario.

scholarly journals Strategic planning in urban forestry: A 21st century paradigm shift for small town Canada

2000 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. E. van Wassenaer ◽  
L. Schaeffer ◽  
W. A. Kenney
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Urban Forest ◽  
Urban Forestry ◽  
Ecosystem Approach ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Small Communities ◽  
Urban Forest Management

The pressures created by urban sprawl are leading to a reduction in forested land in Canada and North America. Poorly controlled land-use planning contributes to the haphazard urbanization of many small communities within commuting distance of major urban centres. Urban forests are largely ignored as an asset and the potential benefits they can offer to communities are often not acknowledged in the planning process. Relatively few communities across Canada have any form of urban forest management. A new definition of the urban forest is proposed that recognizes the need for an ecosystem approach to urban forest management and the integral role that humans play in that ecosystem. To facilitate the implementation of urban forest management plans in small communities, a simple strategic planning framework is presented. Using this approach, many small towns can maintain their rural character and benefit from a wealth of environmental, social and economic benefits. Key words: urban forestry, community planning, forest benefits, strategic planning, ecosystem approach, forest fragmentation

Growing the Urban Forest. From our Practitioners’ perspective to Field Initiatives

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Beatrice Andreucci ◽  
Naomi Zürcher
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Urban Forest ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Urban Forestry ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Urban Forest Management

<p>The Urban Forestry body of knowledge, incorporating the protection, preservation and care of trees, and their landscapes that enhance our urban areas, has been informed by research in soil science, horticulture, plant form/function/pathology, entomology, climate science, health care and the social sciences.</p><p>Such contributing research was represented in the COST Action FP1204 “GreenInUrbs” book - "The Urban Forest: Cultivating Green Infrastructure for People and the Environment" (Springer 2017).</p><p>But that Urban Forestry body of knowledge also reflects an evolved aggregation from the disciplines of forestry, landscape architecture and arboriculture.</p><p>Chapter 24 “Growing the Urban Forest: Our Practitioners’ Perspective” represented the professional disciplines of Maria Beatrice Andreucci, Landscape Architect, and Naomi Zürcher, Urban Forester/Consulting Arborist - two practitioners’ voices, applying their experiences in “growing” our Urban Forest to the entirety of the book’s submissions:</p><ul><li>scrutinizing the scientific findings’ applicability in project design and implementation as well as day-to-day management;</li> <li>analyzing the functionality of Urban Forest resource management: planning, design, maintenance;</li> <li>evaluating/presenting strategies for participatory stewardship from Third Sector and the informed community;</li> <li>describing/recommending viable, supportive good governance policies that can actually “grow” a healthy Urban Forest and deliver essential Ecosystem Services benefits.</li> </ul><p>All well and good, but chapters in books offering scientific findings, data and its outcomes are only as effective and influential as the actions they initiate. What is essential is actionable plans that make the findings and the data live.</p><p>Those critical actions and initiatives fall to the knowledgeable Practitioner. This presentation will offer outcomes of our Practitioners’ observations, described in the COST GreenInUrbs chapter, translating that experience into actionable projects invested in ecological design and sustainable management of the urban ecosystem:</p><p>1) Mapping multiple benefits of Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI), promoting evidence-based landscape and urban design –Maria Beatrice Andreucci, International Federation of Landscape Architect (IFLA) Advisory Circle member, is providing IFLA practitioners and students, representing professional associations from five continents, with research-based evidence of ecological, environmental, social and economic benefits provided by UGI projects to:</p><ul><li>support informed decision-making and climate-adaptive design strategies at different scales (i.e. architecture, district, city, region, etc.) with metrics and other scientific findings;</li> <li>disseminate knowledge about useful valuation tools and methodologies tested on a large repository of international UGI case studies, with particular emphasis on the assessment of co-benefits and trade-offs, implied in sustainable transformations of the urban ecosystem.</li> </ul><p>2) Creating an i-Tree Eco-based Urban Forest Management Toolbox: Turning i-Tree outputs into Climate-Adaptive outcomes, offering management strategies for growing the Swiss Urban Forest –Naomi Zürcher, an affiliate i-Tree team member, is spearheading this Federally-funded climate change adaptation project in 8 Swiss cities. i-Tree Eco quantified assessment outputs of existing urban tree structure and function are utilized to:</p><ul><li>provide a connective understanding between the quantified values and managing for the protection, preservation and retention of mature urban trees;</li> <li>realize an Urban Forest Management Toolbox, developed by all project participants, comprised of creative planning, design and management strategies from an Ecosystem Services perspective, enabling Climate Change adaptations today for Swiss Cities of tomorrow.</li> </ul><div> <div> <div> </div> </div> <div> <div> </div> </div> <div> <div> </div> </div> <div> <div> </div> </div> <div> <div> </div> </div> </div>

scholarly journals Beijing Resident’s Preferences of Ecosystem Services of Urban Forests

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Han Zhi-Ying ◽  
Youn Yeo-Chang
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Fresh Water ◽  
Urban Forest ◽  
Urban Forestry ◽  
Urban Forests ◽  
Wildlife Habitat ◽  
Quality Regulation ◽  
Water Provision ◽  
Air Quality Regulation

This paper aims to investigate the Beijing resident’s preferences over various options of urban forest management strategies. The literature investigation and expert Delphi method were conducted to classify the ecosystem services of urban forests into six categories: (1) fresh water provision, (2) noise reduction, (3) moderation of extreme events, (4) air quality regulation, (5) species diversity and wildlife habitat, and (6) recreation and spiritual experience. To elicit the relative preferences to ecosystem service (hereafter referred to as ES) of Beijing residents, we employed the choice experiment method. The data were collected by interviews with questionnaires conducted in October 2017, and a total of 483 valid questionnaires were analyzed. The subjects of this experiment were residents older than 19 years old who have lived in Beijing for more than 1 year and have visited any one of the urban forests located in Beijing more than once during 2016. The results were as follows: Firstly, the air quality regulation ES was considered as the most important service for Beijing residents in terms of their choices of urban forest. In addition, Beijing residents regarded the fresh water provision ES as the second most important ES. Beijing residents were willing to pay up to 1.84% of the average monthly income of Chinese households annually to expand urban forest ecosystems in order to improve air quality. Secondly, apartment owners were willing to pay more municipality tax for forest ESs than residents who did not own an apartment. Thirdly, residents were more willing to pay for urban forest ESs as their income increases. The results indicated that Beijing residents were willing to pay more tax in support of urban forestry for air quality improvement. This research suggests that urban environmental policy makers in Beijing should pay more attention to the regulation function of forests (especially improving air quality) when designing and managing urban forests.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document