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Creator:: Tuesta Cartagena, Bruno Gonzalo
Abstract:: The growing urban development and the inadequate installation of settlements has caused environmental challenges such as landscape destruction, loss of urban tree biodiversity, therefore, the objective of this study was to identify the ecosystem services of urban trees in the 'Monumental Zone' of the city of Iquitos, in the Peruvian...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: species diversity of q D = 8.59 and q D = 8.39, a similarity index of 57.78% within the urban ecosystem

Creator:: Little, Todd
Abstract:: Tree equity is a quickly growing subsection of the urban forestry, environmental justice, urban planning, and broad natural resources fields. This concern surrounds whether or not trees have been historically planted and maintained equitably across different regions within a metropolitan area. The significance of urban trees is only now being...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: major metropolitan areas, rating them as A-D (with D being the worst) and a special area within red

Creator:: Hodges, Alexander R.
Abstract:: The woodlands of New York City's Central Park have seen varying levels of management and neglect since the creation of the park over 150 years ago. The Central Park Conservancy has aimed to restore, enhance, and elevate the stewardship of the park, including its woodlands and other Natural Areas, since...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: management. Likewise, John Paul Catusco and now Eric Whitaker picked up where Regina left off, and all

Creator:: Pritchett, Sylvan
Abstract:: Every year in North America homes in the Wildland-Urban interface (WUI) are destroyed by wildfires. The creation of defensible space around homes in the WUI, through the management of vegetation can help mitigate some of the risk posed by fire. While many homeowners recognize the need for defensible space around...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Paul D. Ries Every year in North America homes in the Wildland-Urban interface (WUI) are

Creator:: Kelley, Michael Patrick
Abstract:: The City of Pittsburgh, formerly the capital of the American steel industry, suffered economic and social collapse in the late 1980s and 1990s. Since then, it has experienced an economic renaissance supported by the tech and medical care industries. However, despite the surprising recovery of the city, collapsed tax bases...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Creator:: Hong, Hyun Jung
Abstract:: School forests in South Korea are trees and vegetation areas within schoolyards, and they provide natural environments for schools and neighborhoods. After the Korea Forest Service (KFS) and local governments create these school forests, the management of school forests transfers to the host schools. Some studies suggest that experiences with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Paul D. Ries School forests in South Korea are trees and vegetation areas within

Creator:: Driscoll, Abbey N.
Abstract:: Urban forests are fundamental to the health and sustainability of urban communities. In 2012, the U.S. Forest Service launched the Vibrant Cities, Urban Forests: A National Call to Action initiative which posed a variety of recommendations to advance urban forest management and programs throughout the country. In response to that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ___________________________________________________________________________________ Paul D. Ries Lisa M. Ganio Urban forests

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