Chicago's Evolving Urban Forest
Title | Chicago's Evolving Urban Forest PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 64 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Chicago (Ill.) |
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Chicago's Evolving Urban Forest
Title | Chicago's Evolving Urban Forest PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 89 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Trees in cities |
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Assessing Urban Forest Effects and Values
Title | Assessing Urban Forest Effects and Values PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 32 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Forest surveys |
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An analysis of trees in Chicago, IL, reveals that the city has about 3,585,000 trees with canopies that cover 17.2 percent of the area. The most common tree species are white ash, mulberry species, green ash, and tree-of-heaven. Chicago's urban forest currently stores about 716,000 tons of carbon valued at $14.8 million. In addition, these trees remove about 25,200 tons of carbon per year ($521,000 per year) and about 888 tons of air pollution per year ($6.4 million per year). Trees in Chicago are estimated to reduce annual residential energy costs by $360,000 per year. The structural, or compensatory, value is estimated at $2.3 billion. Information on the structure and functions of the urban forest can be used to inform urban forest management programs and to integrate urban forests within plans to improve environmental quality in the Chicago area.
Chicago's Urban Forest Ecosystem
Title | Chicago's Urban Forest Ecosystem PDF eBook |
Author | E. Gregory McPherson |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 212 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Energy conservation |
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Chicago's Urban Forest Ecosystem
Title | Chicago's Urban Forest Ecosystem PDF eBook |
Author | E. Gregory McPherson |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 201 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Energy conservation |
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Cities and Natural Process
Title | Cities and Natural Process PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Hough |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Total Pages | 314 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780415298551 |
An updated and revised discussion of the fundamental conflict in the perception of nature and an expression of the essential need for an environmental view when approaching urban design.
Chicago's Urban Trees and Forests
Title | Chicago's Urban Trees and Forests PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth M. Bartley |
Publisher | Nova Science Pub Incorporated |
Total Pages | 139 |
Release | 2014-03-01 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9781631171062 |
Trees in the Chicago regional forest can contribute significantly to human health and environmental quality. The urban forest resource comprises all trees, both within and outside forested stands. This can include boulevard trees, trees planted in parks, and trees that naturally occur in public rights-of-way, as well as trees planted on private or commercial properties. Relatively little is known about this forest resource, what it contributes to society and the economy, and the value of its contributions. This book focuses on the urban trees and forests in the Chicago region and assesses the effects and values of these forests.