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    Forestry publication document

    Factsheet: Climate change and urban forests
    Lead Author: Kieron Doick
    Urban forests can both help reduce climate change and help urban society cope with its impacts.
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    Forestry publication document

    Selecting urban trees for ecosystem service provision

     Urban trees provide a range of benefits or ‘ecosystem services’ to society.
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    Forestry publication document

    Trees, greenspace and urban cooling

     Trees and greenspaces can play an important role in reducing the negative impact of the urban heat island effect on urban communities.
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    Historic Urban Tree Canopy Cover of Great Britain
    Lead Author: Kieron Doick
    A study of historic and current urban tree canopy cover in Great Britain using aerial imagery.
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    An insight to the current state and sustainability of urban forests across Great Britain based on i-Tree Eco surveys
    Lead Author: Madalena Vaz Monteiro
    Research into the sustainability of 12 urban forests across Great Britain, and recommendation of a framework to rate sustainability of urban trees.
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    Forestry publication document

    Understanding the role of urban tree management on ecosystem services

     Urban forests provide ecosystem services that contribute to human health, liveability and sustainability. The management of trees influences the delivery of these ecosystem services and thus helps determine the total benefit provided by an urban forest. This Research Note summarises two Research Reports that assessed the delivery of regulating ecosystem services by 30 tree species […]
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    Forestry publication document

    Ecosystem services delivery by small and medium stature urban trees

     This Research Report reviews the provision of four ecosystem services by 18 small and medium stature tree species using the i-Tree Eco model and compares the performance of these trees in different age groups.
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    Forestry publication document

    Ecosystem services delivery by large stature urban trees

     This Research Report reviews the provision of four ecosystem services by 12 large stature tree species using the i-Tree Eco model and compares the performance of trees in different age classifications and climate regions.
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    Forestry publication document

    The role of urban trees and greenspaces in reducing urban air temperatures

     This Research Note describes the negative impact that elevated urban temperatures can have on human thermal comfort and health and how urban green infrastructure can help lessen this impact.
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    Forestry publication document

    Delivery of ecosystem services by urban forests
    Lead Author: Helen Davies
    This Research Report looks at a broad range of urban forest-based ecosystem services and disservices and, using a literature review, links their provision with four aspects of urban forests (physical scale, physical structure and context in terms of location and proximity to people and land use and ownership). A key objective of this report is […]
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    Allometric relationships for urban trees in Great Britain
    Lead Author: Madalena Vaz Monteiro
    Tree allometry describes the relationships between tree biometric variables, such as tree diameter, height and crown width. Understanding of these relationships helps urban foresters to assess many of the economic and ecological benefits (e.g. carbon storage, rainwater interception and regulation of temperatures) provided by trees, such as through the use of the urban forest management […]
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    Forestry publication document

    Planning for brownfield land regeneration to woodland and wider green infrastructure
    Lead Author: Gail Atkinson
    The regeneration of brownfield land to green space can deliver multiple benefits to society and the environment through improvements in the quality of a site and its surrounding landscape. Successful delivery of regeneration projects is dependent on the planning of project delivery and on good project management. This Practice Note describes the process of brownfield […]
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    Forestry publication document

    Air temperature regulation by urban trees and green infrastructure
    Lead Author: Kieron Doick
    A well-known effect of urbanisation is the warming of the local climate relative to surrounding rural areas, creating a phenomenon known as the ‘urban heat island’ (UHI). UHI intensity varies across a city and over time, but temperature differences may reach 9 °C in the UK. Factors that contribute to a UHI include the thermal […]
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    Forestry publication document

    Benefits of green infrastructure – summary report
    Lead Author: Forest Research
    A Summary Report by Forest Research providing evidence on the positive benefits which green infrastructure brings to society. A Technical Report is also available: Benefits of green infrastructure. By Land Regeneration and Urban Greenspace, Centre for Forestry and Climate Change.
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    Forestry publication document

    Benefits of green infrastructure
    Lead Author: Forest Research
    An in-depth technical report by Forest Research providing a synthesis of the evidence on the positive benefits which green infrastructure brings to society. A summary report is also available: Benefits of green infrastructure – summary report. By Land Regeneration and Urban Greenspace, Centre for Forestry and Climate Change.  
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    Forestry publication document

    Integrated remediation, reclamation and greenspace creation on brownfield land
    Lead Author: Tony Hutchings
    An overview of how greenspace can be established and used in a sustainable regeneration context on brownfield land. By T.R. Hutchings, D. Sinnett, K.J. Doick, K. Pediaditi and A.J. Moffat. CL:AIRE SUBR:IM Bulletin 11 Contact Kieron Doick
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    Woodland establishment on landfill sites: Ten years of research
    Lead Author: Kirsten Foot
    Contract report to the Department for Communities and Local Government detailing research over a ten year period to examine tree growth on modern containment landfill sites. By Kirsten Foot and Andy Moffat. Please note this publication is archived and only available from the author Related pages Brownfield regeneration
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    Forestry publication document

    Methuselah
    Lead Author: Kieron Doick
    A monitoring and evaluation strategy for urban greenspace. Contact Kieron Doick