Municipal Forest Benefits and Costs in Five US Cities
Journal, Research (Article)
"Increasingly, city trees are viewed as a best management practice to control stormwater, an urban-heat–island mitigation measure for cleaner air, a CO2-reduction option to offset emissions, and an alternative to costly new electric power plants. Measuring benefits that accrue from the community forest is the first step to altering forest structure in ways that will enhance future benefits. This article describes the structure, function, and value of street and park tree populations in Fort Collins, Colorado; Cheyenne, Wyoming; Bismarck, North Dakota; Berkeley, California; and Glendale, Arizona. Although these cities spent $13–65 annually per tree, benefits ranged from $31 to $89 per tree. For every dollar invested in management, benefits returned annually ranged from $1.37 to $3.09. Strategies each city can take to increase net benefits are presented." JOF
G. McPherson, J.R. Simpson, P.J. Peper, S.E. Maco, Q. Xiao
2005
Journal of Forestry
Society of American Foresters
5400 Grosvenor Ln., Bethesda, MD 20814
0022-1201
103//8
411
416
6
Air Quality/Pollution, Benefits (general/multiple), Economics/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Heat Island, Modeling (benefits), Stormwater Management
National
Economic analysis, Urban forest management, Urban forest valuation