URBAN FORESTRY
Toward an Ecosystem Services Research Agenda
A WORKSHOP SUMMARY
Katie Thomas and Laurie Geller, Rapporteurs
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Division on Earth and Life Studies
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This study was supported by the United States Forest Service under Grant # 11-DG-11132650-325 and the National Science Foundation under Award # DEB-1238526. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsoring agency or any of its subagencies.
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COMMITTEE ON ESTIMATING THE ECOSYSTEM BENEFITS OF URBAN FORESTRY: A WORKSHOP
GARY G. ALLEN (Chair), Center for Chesapeake Communities, Annapolis, Maryland
MARINA ALBERTI, University of Washington, Seattle
MOLLY BROWN, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
MARIE O’NEILL, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
S. T. RAO, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
KENNETH POTTER, University of Wisconsin, Madison
NRC Staff:
LAURIE GELLER, Senior Program Officer
KATIE THOMAS, Associate Program Officer
DANIEL MUTH, Postdoctoral Fellow (until December 2012)
SHELLY FREELAND, Senior Program Assistant
BOARD ON ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE
ANTONIO J. BUSALACCHI, JR. (Chair), University of Maryland
GERALD A. MEEHL (Vice Chair), National Center for Atmospheric Research
LANCE F. BOSART, State University of New York
RICHARD (RIT) CARBONE, National Center for Atmospheric Research
SHUYI S. CHEN, University of Miami
KIRSTIN DOW, University of South Carolina
PAMELA EMCH, Northrup Grumman Aerospace Systems
LISA GODDARD, Columbia University
ISAAC HELD, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
ANTHONY JANETOS, University of Maryland
JOHN E. KUTZBACH, University of Wisconsin-Madison
ARTHUR LEE, Chevron
ROBERT J. LEMPERT, The RAND Corporation
STEPHEN W. PACALA, Princeton University
ARISTIDES A.N. PATRINOS, New York University
RAYMOND T. PIERREHUMBERT, The University of Chicago
KIMBERLY PRATHER, University of California, San Diego
RICH RICHELS, Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
DAVID A. ROBINSON, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
JOHN T. SNOW, The University of Oklahoma
CLAUDIA TEBALDI, Climate Central
XUBIN ZENG, University of Arizona
NRC Staff
SUSAN ROBERTS, Acting Director
EDWARD DUNLEA, Senior Program Officer
LAURIE GELLER, Senior Program Officer
MAGGIE WALSER, Program Officer
KATIE THOMAS, Associate Program Officer
LAUREN BROWN, Research Associate
RITA GASKINS, Administrative Coordinator
ROB GREENWAY, Program Associate
SHELLY FREELAND, Senior Program Assistant
AMANDA PURCELL, Research and Financial Associate
ELIZABETH FINKLEMAN, Senior Program Assistant
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This summary was written by rapporteurs to summarize the discussions at a community workshop held February 25-26, 2013. The successful completion of this summary would not have been possible without the high quality presentations by workshop speakers and the insightful comments of participants during the workshop. Finally, we thank the planning committee for their diligent efforts and enthusiasm in organizing the workshop. Each brought a unique set of insights, experiences, and perspectives to the project and helped shape its content.
This workshop summary has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the NRC’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published summary as sound as possible and to ensure that the summary meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this workshop summary:
GARY ALLEN, Center for Chesapeake Communities, Annapolis, MD
MICHAEL GALVIN, SavATree Consulting Group, Bedford Hills, NY
STEPHANIE PINCETL, University of California, Los Angeles
KATLEEN L. WOLF, University of Washington, Seattle
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they did see the final draft of the workshop summary before its release. The review of this summary was overseen by George Frederick, Falcon Consultants, LLC. Appointed by the National Research Council, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this summary was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this summary rests entirely with the authors and the institution.
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CONTENTS
2 URBAN FORESTRY: SERVICES, TOOLS, AND MANAGEMENT
Setting Goals and Developing Strategies in Urban Forestry
Urban Forestry within the Greater Urban Ecosystem
Biophysical Services of the Urban Forest
Tools for Ecosystem Service Evaluation: Models and Metrics
