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Urban Forest Strategy - References

Resources used when developing this strategy are listed below.

Action Plan Executive summary Future urban forests Geelong's strategy Geelong's urban forest Glossary Introduction Issues Opportunities Rationale References
  • City of Vancouver 2014. Urban Forest Strategy. Vancouver CANADA: 59pp.
  • Clark J.R. N.P. Matheny G. Cross and V. Wake 1997. A model of urban forest sustainability. Journal of Arboriculture. 23(1):17 - 30.
  • Coutts A. M. & Harris R. (2013). A multi - scale assessment of urban heating in Melbourne during an extreme heat event and policy approaches for adaptation (Technical Report pp. 64). Melbourne: Victorian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation Research.
  • Greening The West 2014. Urban Greening for a healthier west 12pp.
  • Greening the West 2014. Greening The West – A regional approach Strategic Plan 40pp.
  • Jacobs B. Mikhailovich N. and Moy C. (2014) Benchmarking Australia's Urban Tree Canopy: An i - Tree Assessment prepared for Horticulture Australia Limited by the Institute for Sustainable Futures University of Technology Sydney.
  • McPherson E G Simpson J R Peper P J Maco S E & Xiao Q 2005. Municipal Forest Benefits and Costs in Five US cities Journal of Forestry December.
  • Norton B Coutts A Livesley S Williams N (2013). Decision Principles for the selection and placement of green infrastructure to mitigate urban hotspots and heatwaves Victorian Centre for Climate Change Adaptation Research.
  • Norton B. Bosomworth K Coutts A Williams N Livesley S Trundle A Harris R McEvoy D (2013). Planning for a Cooler Future: Green Infrastructure to Reduce Urban Heat Victorian Centre for Climate Change Adaptation Research.
  • Nowak D.J. P.J. McHale M. Ibarra D. Crane J. Stevens and C. Luley. 1998. Modelling the effects of urban vegetation on air pollution pp. 399–407. In: Gryning S.E. and N. Chaumerliac (Eds.). Air Pollution Modelling and Its Application XII. Plenum Press New York NY.
  • Nowak D.J. and D.E. Crane. 2000. The urban forest effects (UFORE) model: Quantifying urban forest structure and functions pp. 714–720. In: Hansen M. and T. Burk (Eds.). In: Proceedings Integrated Tools for Natural Resources Inventories in the 21st Century. IUFRO Conference 16–20 August 1998 Boise ID. General Technical Report NC - 212 U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service North Central Research Station St. Paul MN.
  • Nowak D.J. and D.E. Crane Stevens J.C. Hoehn R.E. Walton J.T. and Bond J. 2008. A Ground - Based Method of Assessing Urban Forest Structure and Ecosystem Services. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 34(6): November 2008. International Society of Arboriculture.
  • Pitman S 2014. Green Infrastructure: Life Support for human habitats. The compelling evidence for incorporating nature into urban environments.
  • Richards N.A. (1983). Diversity and stability in a street tree population. Urban Ecology 7: 159. 171.
  • Spencer R. Hawker J. & Lumley P. (1991) Elms in Australia. Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.
  • van Wassenaer P. J. E. Satel A. L. Kenney W. A. & Ursic M. (2011). A framework for strategic urban forest management planning and monitoring. Trees people and the built environment Proceedings of the Urban Trees Research Conference 13–14 April 2011.

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