Human Dimensions of Urban Forestry and Urban Greening
Nature and Consumer Environments Trees and Transportation Civic Ecology Policy & Planning Urban Forestry and Human Benefits
The tree benefits research and projects from across this web site has been presented at conferences and professional meetings (in North America, Netherlands, Japan and Australia). Links connect to PDF files of the talks.
 
  Urban Natural Resources
   
  Stewardship Footprints and Potential Ecosystem Recovery Across the Wildland to Urban Interface: The Puget Sound Case Study (770 K pdf) Emerging Issues Along Urban/Rural Interfaces 3: Linking Science & Society (Atlanta, GA).
 
  Considering a Comprehensive Ecosystem Services Framework Across the Wildland to Urban Interface (455 K pdf) Emerging Issues Along Urban/Rural Interfaces 3: Linking Science & Society (Atlanta, GA).
 
 
Benefits Overviews
 

Green Cities - Good Health: What do we know? (21 M pdf) Providing research summaries about human health and well-being benefits of urban forestry and urban greening; sponsored by the USDA Forest Service, Urban & Community Forestry Program

 
 

Urban Forest Ecosystem Services: Seattle as a Case Study (7.2 M pdf; fact sheet 720 K pdf) Cambodia/Laos Delegation, Ecosystem Services Study Tour (USDA Forest Service; Seattle, WA)

 
 

Communicating the Value of Trees: City Trees, Human Capital & Economics (8.2 M pdf) Seattle Urban Forest Symposium, Trees for People Forest Service Speaker Series, Evergreen State College guest lecture

 
 

Urban Parks, Trees and Nature - Assessing Human Health & Well-Being (7.2 M pdf) Canada Urban Forest Conference, North Carolina Urban Forestry (Greensboro), Ohio State University-Why Trees Matter Forum, Ohio Tree Care Conference

 
 

Trees: Growing Stronger and Healthier Communities (3.8 M pdf) Savannah Tree Foundation (Georgia)

 
 

Human Dimensions of Urban Ecology (3.7 M pdf) Seminar at World Forestry Institute (Portland, OR); University of Washington, College of Forest Resources, Denman Speaker Series

 
  Urban Forestry and Human Benefits (webinar) Urban Natural Resources Institute - U.S. Forest Service.
 
 

Trees as a Means to Community Livability (14.1 M pdf) Oregon Urban and Community Forestry Annual Conference

   
  Economic Valuation of the Human Services of Urban Trees and Nature (3.6 M pdf) Growing Greener Cities Symposium on Urban Environmental Issues in the 21st Century; Baltimore Ecosystem Studies Annual Meeting; Keep America Beautiful National Conference
 
  Economic Benefits of Trees - Multiple Values and Services (9 M pdf) City of Spokane Urban Forest Seminar, Houston Urban Forestry Summit, Healthy Trees for a Beautiful City Symposium -Toronto, Texas Tree Conference
 
  Psychological Benefits of Urban Trees, Plants and Nature (6.2 M pdf) International Northwest Parks and Recreation Association (INPRA) Conference; Partners for Livable Places, San Diego CA; Florida Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition; Washington Native Plant Society
 
  Does Money Grow on Trees? Planning for Urban Forest Functions and Benefits (3.2 M pdf) Canopy of Palo Alto CA; South Carolina Joint Urban Forestry & Urban Planning Conference; International Society of Arboriculture-Australia Chapter
 
  Human Services of Urban Trees and Nature: Psychosocial Benefits (2.6 M pdf) Washington Native Plant Society; National Conference of the National Association for Olmsted Parks; Purdue University, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
 
 

Urban Greening Economics & Partnerships: Business and Sustainable Cities (2.7 M pdf) University of Hyogo Faculty Seminar (Kobe, Japan)

 
 
Urban Sustainability
 
 

The Sustainabale Sites Initiative: Future Business Opportunities (4.4 M pdf) American Society of Consulting Arborists Annual Meeting, Ohio Tree Care Conference & Trade Show (Columbus, OH)

   
 

Urban Sustainability (4.7 M pdf) Sustainability Seminar at University of Washington, Seattle

 
 

Seattle the Evergreen City: Sustainable Practices and Places (4.4 M pdf) Awaji Prefecture Park Board (Kobe, Japan)

 
 
Retail & Shoppers
 
 

Urban Forestry Benefits in Small Towns and Cities (2.2 M pdf) Kentucky Statewide Tree Board Seminar

 
 

Trees and Business Districts: Research and Design (1.7 M pdf) Indiana Community Forest Council Conference

 
  Community Context and Strip Mall Retail: Public Response to the Roadside Landscape (5.3 M pdf) Transportation Research Board National Conference
 
 

Trees & Business - A Research Review (4.1 M pdf) City of Corvallis OR Parks and Recreation Department; Tennessee Planning, Landscape Architecture and Urban Forestry Conference; Tree Board, Poulso WA; Georgia Urban Forest Council; South Carolina Joint Urban Forestry & Urban Planning Conference; Texas Tree Conference; California Urban Forest Conference; Connecticut Urban and Community Forestry Conference; Trees Florida Conference

 
  Trees and Business Districts in Small Cities (1.8 M pdf) Inland Northwest Turf, Tree & Landscape Conference
 
  Business and Urban Forestry Research in Athens, GA International Society of Arboriculture-Southern Chapter
 
 
Transportation Topics
 
 

Trees and Urban Streets: Research on Traffic Safety and Livable Communities (3.9 M pdf) Partners in Community Forestry National Conference; Savannah Tree Foundation, Idaho Horticulture Expo, Ohio Tree Care Conference

   
  Parking and Trees in Cities and Towns: Legal and Design Approaches (3.2 M pdf) North Carolina Urban Forestry Conference; Georgia Forest Council; Trees Florida Conference; International Society of Arboriculture-Southern Chapter; California ReLeaf
 
  Community Context and Strip Mall Retail: Public Response to the Roadside Landscape (5.3 M pdf) Transportation Research Board National Conference
 
 

Benefits and Risks of Urban Roadside Landscape: Finding a Livable, Balanced Response (1.1 M pdf) 3rd Urban Street Symposium; Transportation Research Board National Conference

   
  Trees and the Roadside Environment: Designing for People, Context and Urban Economics (7.4 M pdf) Transportation Research Board Mid-Year Meeting.
 
  Transportation, Large Infrastructure, and Context in Urban Areas (1.1 M pdf) Transportation Research Board National Conference
 
 

Safety, Trees & Urban Streets: Analysis of U.S. Crash Data (1.3 M pdf) International Society of Arboriculture-Australia Chapter; Transportation Research Board National Conference; National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council Meeting

 
  The Ribbon Across the Landscape: Public Perceptions of Roadside Nature (1.8 M pdf)
Transportation Research Board National Conference; National Scenic Byways Conference; International Symposium of Society and Resource Management
 
 
Nature & Youth
 
 

Trees and Youth in the City: Research on Urban Forest Stewardship & Positive Youth Development (552 K pdf) Society of American Foresters National Convention; Partners in Community Forestry National Conference.

   
  Youth & Ecological Work Experiences: Assessing Psychosocial Impacts & Benefits Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies; National Urban Forestry Conference - San Antonio TX
 
 
Social Aspects of Landscape Management
 
 

Landowners and Restoration: a human dimensions perspective (2.1 M pdf) Washington Association of District Employees Annual Training Meeting

   
 

Human Dimensions of Ecological Restoration: integrating ecology and psychology (5.4 M pdf) Washington Native Plant Society

 
  Why Do They Care?: Landscape Management for Nonpoint Source Pollution by Landowners Center for Streamside Studies Annual Research Review
 
 
Science & Community Change
 
  Science & Community Change: Technology Transfer, Urban Forestry, and Local Government Policy (3.2 M pdf) Kentucky Statewide Tree Board Seminar, Davey Resource Group, Sacramento Tree Foundation, UW-College of Forest Resources Research Seminar, Alliance for Community Trees:Urban Trees Forum
 
  Policy Decision-Making in Urban Forestry: A Case Study of Portable Science (1.6 M pdf) IUFRO International Conference on Transfer of Forest Science, Knowledge and Technology; International Symposium on Society and Resource Management - Vancouver B.C.
 
  Messages That Stick: Sharing Information with Decision-Makers National Urban Forest Conference
 
  Case Studies in Urban Forestry Education International Society of Arboriculture Annual Conference - AREA
 
 
U&CF Research Goals
 
  A National Research Plan for Urban Forestry - 2005 to 2015 (868 K pdf) USDA Forest Service Research Futures Workshop; Society of American Foresters National Convention
 

 

 

 

 

Human Dimensions of Urban Forestry and Urban Greening
Nature & Consumer Environments - Trees & Transportation - Civic Ecology
Policy & Planning - Urban Forestry & Human Benefits

updated September 22, 2011