:: Urban Forestry Studies ::

For those interested in reading individual studies on environmental processes, the urban environment, and the urban forest, the following articles may be of interest:

Urban Climate, Energy, and Trees

Akbari H., Kurn D.M., Bretz S.E., Hanford J.W. 1997. Peak power and cooling energy
savings of shade trees. Energy and Buildings.25 (2): 139-148.

Givoni B. 1998. Climate considerations in building and urban design. Van Nostrand
Reinhold, New York.

Heisler G. 1986. Energy savings with trees. Journal of Arboricultre 12 (5): 113-125.

Mcpherson G.E., Rowntree R.A., Wagar J.A. 1995. Energy efficient landscapes. In
Urban Forest Landscapes: Integrating multidisciplinary landscapes. ed. Bradley, G.A., pp. 150-160. University of Washington Press, Seattle, WA.

Meier A.K. 1991. Strategic landscaping and air-conditioning savings: A literature
review. Energy and Buildings. 15-16: 479-486

Papadakis G., Tsamis P., Kyritsis S. 2001. An experimental investigation of the effect of
shading with plants for solar control of buildings. Energy and Buldings. 33: 831-836.

Shashua-Bar L., Hoffman M.E., 2000. Vegetation as a climatic component in the design
of an urban street. Energy and Buildings 31: 221-235.

Sand M.A.P. 1991. Planting for Energy Conservation in the North. Minnesota
University Press, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Stone B., Rodgers M.O. 2001. Urban form and thermal efficiency: How the design of
cities influences the urban heat island effect. Journal of the American Planning Association 67 (2):186-198.

Taha H. 1997. Urban climates and heat islands: albedo, evapotransipration, and
anthropogenic heat. Energy and Buildings 25: 99-103.

Thurow C. 1984. Improving Street Climate Through Urban Design. American Planning
Association, Chicago, IL.Urban Air Quality and Trees

Water Quality and the Urban Environment

Brabec E., Schulte S., Richards P.L. 2002. Impervious surfaces and water quality: a
review of the current literature and its implications for planning. Journal of Planning Literature. 16 (4):499-514.

Hengeveld H., de Vocht C. eds. 1982. Role of Water In Urban Ecology. Second
International Environmental Symposium of the Royal Netherlands Land Development Society held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 27-31 August 1979. Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, New York.

Livingston E. 1999. Lessons learned about successfully using infiltration practices. National Conference on Tools for Urban Water Resource Management and Protection Proceedings February 7-10, 2000 Chicago, IL. EPA 625-R-00-001

Paul J.M., Meyer J.L. 2001. Streams in the Urban Landscape. Annual Review of
Ecological Systems. 32: 333-65.

Xaio Q.F. 1998. Rainfall interception by Sacremento’s urban forest. Journal of Arboricuture 24 (4): 235-244.

The Urban Forest (General) and Economic Value

Bradley, G. 1995. Urban Forest Landscapes: Integrating Multidisciplinary Perspectives. Seattle: University of Washington Press

Lawrence H.W. 1995. Changing forms and persistent value: Historical perspectives on
the urban forest. In Urban forest landscapes: Integrating multidisciplinary landscapes. ed. Bradley G.A. pp. 17-40. University of Washington Press, Seattle, WA.

McPherson G.E, Nowak D., Heisle G., Grimmond S.,Souch C, Grant R., and RowntreeR. (1997). Quantifying urban forest structure, function, and value: the Chicago Urban Forest Climate Project. Urban Ecosystems. 1(1): 49-61.

UFORE/ USDA Forest Service References (Includes a number of articles on Air Quality and Trees)

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