Human Dimensions of Urban Forestry and Urban Greening
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Items are entered here when added to the web site, with most recent at the top of the list. All entries are also sorted into the topic pages.

     
 

 

   

PRESENTATION on 3-28-2008. Messages that Stick: Sharing Information with Decision Maker. Kentucky Statewide Tree Board Seminar (Lexington) (1.5 M pdf)

     
   

PRESENTATION on 3-28-2008. Urban Forestry Benefits in Small Towns and Cities. Kentucky Statewide Tree Board Seminar (Lexington) (2.2 M pdf)

     
   

PRESENTATION on 2-20-2008. Trees and Urban Streets: Research on Public Perceptions and Transportation Safety. Savannah Tree Foundation (Georgia) (6.9 M pdf)

     
   

PRESENTATION on 2-19-2008. Trees: Growing Stronger and Healthier Communities. Savannah Tree Foundation (Georgia) (3.8 M pdf)

     
   

PRESENTATION on 2-5-2008. Human Dimensions of Urban Ecology. World Forestry Institute (Portland OR) (3.8 M pdf)

     
 

Wolf, K.L. 2008 (February). City Trees, Nature and Physical Activity: A Research Review. Arborist News 17, 1: 22-24. (840 K pdf) and (160 K pdf with citations)
     
 

Wolf, K.L. 2008 (Winter). With Plants in Mind: Social Benefits of Civic Nature. MasterGardener, 2, 1:7-11. (1.8 M pdf) and (156 K pdf with citations)
     
 

Wolf, K.L., & L.E. Kruger. 2008. Urban Forestry Research and Technology Transfer: A Needs Assessment for the Pacific Northwest Region. Prepared for the Pacific Northwest Research Station, U.S. Forest Service, 50 pp. (1 M pdf)
     
   

PRESENTATION on 1-16-2008.Community Context and Strip Mall Retail: Public Response to the Roadside Landscape. Transportation Research Board Conference (Washington D.C.) (5.3 M pdf)

     
 

Wolf, K. L. 2008. Community Context and Strip Mall Retail: Public Response to the Roadside Landscape, Paper 08-0842. Proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (January 13-17, 2008). Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Science (Washington D.C.) (920 K pdf)
     
 

Hinrichs, J.J., and Wolf, K.L. 2008. Next Steps! An Assessment of National Urban Forestry Policy & Outreach. Prepared for the National Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition. Champaign Ill: International Society of Arboriculture. (884 K pdf)
     
 

Wolf, K. L. 2007. Urban Forestry in Washington’s Cities and Towns. TreeLink, Washington Department of Natural Resources Community Forestry Program, No. 20, Fall. (3.9 M pdf) (1.9 M print version)
     
 

Wolf, K.L. 2007. The Environmental Psychology of Trees. International Council of Shopping Centers Research Review 14, 3:39-43. (124 K pdf)
     
   

PRESENTATION on 12-12-2007. Urban Forestry and Human Benefits. Urban Natural Resources Institute - U.S. Forest Service (webinar link)
     
   

PRESENTATION on 11-15-2007.Trees and Youth in the City: Measuring Program Benefits. Partners in Community Forestry National Conference (Baltimore, MD) (552 K pdf)
     
   

PRESENTATION on 11-15-2007.Creating Change with Science: Local Government & Research Communications. Partners in Community Forestry National Conference (Baltimore, MD) (288 K pdf)
     
   

PRESENTATION on 11-14-2007.Traffic Safety & City Trees: Finding a Livable Balance. Partners in Community Forestry National Conference (Baltimore, MD) (996 K pdf)
     
 

Wolf, K. L., and L.E. Kruger. 2007. What Should We Know? An Assessment of Urban Forestry Research Needs in the Pacific Northwest. In: Sustaining America’s Forests: Proceedings of the 2007 Society of American Foresters National Convention. Bethesda MD: Society of American Foresters., to policy (Portland, OR) (336 K pdf)
     
 

Research Needs for Urban Forestry in the Pacific Northwest Region - Fact Sheet 20 (pdf 164 K)

 

    
   

PRESENTATION on 10-25-2007.Goals of the National Urban Forestry 10 Year Research Plan. Society of American Foresters 2007 National Convention (Portland, OR) (868 K pdf)
     
 

Wolf, K. L. 2007. Goals of the National Urban Forestry 10 Year Research Plan. In: Sustaining America’s Forests: Proceedings of the Society of American Foresters 2007 National Convention. Bethesda MD: Society of American Foresters., to policy (Portland, OR) (260 K pdf)
     
   

PRESENTATION on 10-24-2007.Trees and Youth in the City: Research on Urban Forest Stewardship & Positive Youth Development. Society of American Foresters 2007 National Convention.(Portland, OR) (540 K pdf)
     
 

Wolf, K.L., and EarthCorps. 2007. Trees and Youth in the City: Research on Urban Forest Stewardship & Positive Youth Development. In: Sustaining America’s Forests: Proceedings of the Society of American Foresters 2007 National Convention. Bethesda MD: Society of American Foresters (Portland, OR). (300 K pdf)
     
   

PRESENTATION on 10-10-2007. Trees and Business Districts: Research and Design. The Indiana Community Forest Council Fall Conference (Brown County State Park, IN) (1.7 M pdf)
     
 

Wolf, K.L. 2007. Public Ideas and Local Policy in Urban Forestry: Reflections on a Program of Portable Science. In: C.C. Miner, R. Jacobs, D. Dykstra, and B. Bittner (eds.), Proceedings: International Conference on Transfer of Forest Science Knowledge and Technology. USDA Forest Service, PNW Research Station, General Technical Report PNW-GTR-726, pp. 249-255. (pdf 3.5 M)

 

    
 

Augustin, S., and J.M. Cackowski-Campbell. 2007. Research Design Connections-Trees and Retail. Landscape Architecture 97, 8: 60. (pdf 1.6 M)

 

    
 

Wolf, K.L. 2007. Learning Sustainability: To Know and To Act. Public Garden 22, 1: 12-15. (pdf 632 K)

 

    
 

Clark, J., W. Kruidenier, and K. Wolf. 2005. A National Research Plan for Urban Forestry 2005-2015. Washington D.C.: National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council/USDA Forest Service (pdf 6.1 M)

 

    
 

Wolf, K.L. August 2007. City Trees and Property Values. Arborist News pp. 34-36. (284 K pdf) and (48 K pdf with citations)

 

    
   

PRESENTATION on 6-25-2007. Benefits and Risks of Urban Roadside Landscape: Finding a Livable, Balanced Response. 3rd Urban Street Symposium, Transportation Research Board (Seattle, WA). (3.3 M pdf)
     
 

Dixon, K. K., & K. L. Wolf. 2007. Benefits and Risks of Urban Roadside Landscape: Finding a Livable, Balanced Response. Proceedings of the 3rd Urban Street Symposium (June 24-27, 2007). Washington D.C.: Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Science. (1 M pdf)

 

    
   

PRESENTATION on 6-19-2007. Landowners and Riparian Restoration: a human dimensions perspective. WA Association of District Employees Annual Training Meeting (Leavenworth, WA) (2.1 M pdf)
     
   

PRESENTATION on 6-7-2007. Trees as a Means to Community Livability. OR Urban and Community Forestry Annual Conference: How Trees Create Community (Salem, OR) (14.1 M pdf)
     
 

Wolf, K. L. 2006. Assessing Public Response to the Freeway Roadside: Urban Forestry and Context Sensitive Solutions. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1984, 102-111. (pdf 1.9 M)

 

    
   

PRESENTATION on 1-25-2007. Transportation, Large Infrastructure, and Context in Urban Areas: A Review of Human-Scale Perception and Response. 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (Washington D.C.) (1.1 M pdf)
     
 

Wolf, K. L. 2007. Transportation, Large Infrastructure, and Context in Urban Areas: A Review of Human-Scale Perception and Response, Paper 07-1842. Proceedings of the 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (January 21-25, 2007). Washington D.C.: Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Science. (520 K pdf)

 

    
 

Urban Forestry Special Issue. January 2007. Western Forester, 52, 1. (2.4 M pdf)

 

    
 

Wolf, K. L. 2007. Science in the City: Urban Forestry Research. Western Forester, 52, 1:10-13. (3.2 M pdf)

 

    
 

Wolf, K. L. 2006 (December). Roadside Urban Trees: Balancing Safety and Community Values. Arborist News, 15, 6: 56-58. (148 K pdf)

 

    
 

Trees are Worth Downtown's Investment. April 2006. Downtown Idea Exchange. (204 K pdf)

 

    
   

PRESENTATION on 12-8-2006. Measuring the Economic Benefits of Greening - Human Services. Keep America Beautiful 53rd National Conference (Orlando, FL) (3.6 M pdf)
     
   

PRESENTATION on 11-9-2006. Human Dimensions of Urban Ecology. University of Washington College of Forest Resources. Denman Speaker Series (Seattle, WA) (5.3 M pdf)
     
   

PRESENTATION on 11-1-2006. Restoration Ecology(s): Integrating Human and Environmental Dimensions. University of Washington Botanic Gardens Seminar (Seattle, WA) (1.8 M pdf)
     
 

Mok, J-H., H. C. Landphair and J. R. Naderi. 2006. Landscape Improvement Impacts on Roadside Safety in Texas. Landscape and Urban Planning 78, 263-274. (660 K pdf)

 

    
  Dumbaugh, E. 2005. Safe Streets, Livable Streets. Journal of the American Planning Association 71, 3, 283-300. (5 M pdf)

 

    
   

PRESENTATION on 10-19-2006. Psychosocial Services Provided by Urban Ecosystems: Another Economic Valuation Approach. Annual Meeting of the Baltimore Ecosystem Studies (Baltimore, MD) (456 K pdf)
     
   

PRESENTATION on 10-17-2006. Measuring the Economic Benefits of Greening - Human Services. Growing Greener Cities Symposium on Urban Environmental Issues in the 21st Century (Philadelphia, PA) (428 K pdf)
     
   

PRESENTATION on 10-1-2006. Messages that Matter: Science, Information and Policy Change in Cities. International Society of Arboriculture, Pacific Northwest Chapter: Annual Training Conference (Redmond, WA) (1.1 M pdf)
     
   

PRESENTATION on 9-15-2006. Urban Forestry Research Update and Making the Case for Trees. OR & WA Community Tree Management Institute - Graduate Seminar (Salem, OR) (3.6 M pdf)
     
    PRESENTATION on 9-14-2006. Trees are Good for Business!
City of Corvallis Parks and Recreation Department (Corvallis, OR) (4.2 M pdf)
     
    PRESENTATION on 9-14-2006. Psychological Benefits of Urban Trees, Plants and Nature.
International Northwest Parks and Recreation Association (INPRA) 2006 Conference (Corvallis, OR) (4.1 M pdf)
     
    PRESENTATION on 9-7-2006. We're All Connected: Working Together for Green Communities.
Joint Annual Meeting of Tennessess Urban Forestry Council, APA & ASLA, Nashville (8.6 M pdf)
     
    PRESENTATION on 9-7-2006. Design Alternatives in Business Districts.
Joint Annual Meeting of Tennessess Urban Forestry Council, APA & ASLA, Nashville (4.1 M pdf)
     
  Study Finds Transportation Policy Regarding Trees Outdated. The Forestry Source, August 2006, Vol. 11, No. 8, p. 13. (6.3 M pdf)
     
    PRESENTATION on 7-31-2006. Trees and the Roadside Environment: Designing for People, Context and Urban Economics.
Transportation Research Board Mid-Year Meeting, Tacoma WA (7.4 M pdf)
     
 

Wolf, K. L. and N. J. Bratton. 2006. Urban Trees and Traffic Safety: Considering U.S. Roadside Policy and Crash Data. Arboriculture and Urban Forestry 32, 4, 170-179. (180 K pdf)

 

    
 

Managing the Forests Where We Live: An Assessment of Washington State Cities - Fact Sheet 19 (436 K pdf)

 

    
    PRESENTATION on 6-6-2006. Urban Forestry, Technology Transfer, and Public Ideas.
International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (1.6 M pdf)
     
    PRESENTATION on 5-11-2006. Economic Benefits of Trees.
Urban Forestry Summit, Houston TX (9.6 M pdf)
     
    PRESENTATION on 3-24-2006. The Value of Trees in Cities: Retail and Region, It's About Scale. Callison Architecture Inc., Seattle WA. (7.3 M pdf)
     
    PRESENTATION on 3-15-2006. Urban Nature and Human Health.
Greening the City, Partners for Livable Places, San Diego CA. (6.2 M pdf)
     
    PRESENTATION on 3-13-2006. Trees are Good for Business: A Research Review.
City of Poulsbo, Poulsbo Tree Board, Poulsbo WA. (6.2 M pdf)
     
    PRESENTATION on 3-7-2006. A National Research Plan for Urban Forestry - 2005 to 2015.
USDA Forest Service Research Futures Workshop, Baltimore, MD. (4.4 M pdf)
     
    PRESENTATION on 2-28-2006. Trees for the People: A Research Program on the Human Dimensions of Urban Forestry. Graduate Seminar, Purdue University, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. (5.1 M pdf)
     
    PRESENTATION on 2-27-2006. Urban Forestry in Other Nations. ISA Student Chapter, Purdue University, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. (4.3 M pdf)
     
    PRESENTATION on 2-27-2006. The Forests Where We Live: Benefits and Values of Urban Trees. Guest Lecture - FNR498U, Purdue University, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. (10.2 M pdf)
     
    PRESENTATION on 2-27-2006. The Forests Where We Live: Benefits and Values of Urban Trees. Indiana Cooperative Extension Service, Statewide Videoconference Broadcast. (8.6 M pdf)
     
  Wolf, K. 2006. CONCEPT PAPER: Human Services Provided by Urban Forests: Economic Valuation Opportunities. (32 K pdf)
     
 

Youth and Urban Forestry Work: studies of developmental benefits - Fact Sheet (96 K pdf)

 

    
 

Wolf, K. L. 2006. Assessing Public Response to the Freeway Roadside: Urban Forestry and Context Sensitive Solutions, Paper 06-1586. Proceedings of the 85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (January 22-26, 2006). Washington D.C.: Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Science. (1.1 M pdf)

 

    
    PRESENTATION on 1-23-2006. Public Response to Freeway Roadsides and the Urban Forest. Transportation Research Board Annual Conference, Washington D.C. (1.8 M pdf)
     
    PRESENTATION on 1-19-2006. Human Benefits of Urban Nature and Trees. Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Assoc., TPIE Short Course. Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. (3.4 M pdf)
     
 

Wolf, K. L. 2005. Business District Streetscapes, Trees And Consumer Response. Journal of Forestry, 103, 8, 396-400. (608 K pdf)

 

    
 

Wolf, K. L. 2005. Trees In the Small City Retail Business District: Comparing Resident and Visitor Perceptions. Journal of Forestry, 103, 8, 390-395. (604 K pdf)

 

    
  Cutler, J. E. 2005. Reclaiming Trees. Urban Land 64, 11/12:112-117. (5.3 M pdf)
     
 

Zeigler, A. J. 1986. Guide to Management of Roadside Trees. Report FHWA-IP-86-17. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Washington D.C. (3.1 M pdf)

 

    
 

1987. Guidelines for Tree Planting and Maintenance on Urban Roads. Traffic Authority of New South Wales, AUS. 39 pp. (3.8 M pdf)

 

    
 

2002. Beautiful Roads: A Handbook of Road Architecture. Danish Road Directorate, Ministry of Transport, Denmark. (2.5 M pdf)
     

 
 
 

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updated March 2008