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Economic Benefits and Costs of the Urban Forest In Low Income and Non-Low Income Communities
American Forests developed a method to measure ecological benefits of urban trees, called the Urban Ecosystem Analysis (UEA). The UEA uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology and scientific research to quantify the economic benefits of trees for slowing stormwater runoff and reducing summer residential energy use.
This project analyzed the ecological benefits of three cities: Austin, Baltimore and Milwaukee as case studies to illustrate this process. The UEA establishes a mechanism for measuring the value of urban trees to give local decision makers the information they need to make decisions about growth, development, and the care of their city's urban natural resources. On the recommendation of the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program awarded a $124,920 grant toward the $250,920 project. For further information, contact Cheryl Kollin, Director, Urban Forest Center, American Forests, P.O. Box 2000, Washington DC 20013. Phone: (202) 737-1944, ext. 221. E-mail: ckollin@amfor.org. American Forests web page can be found at http://www.amfor.org. Look under Trees, Cities, and Sprawl.
1994 Cost & Benefits of Urban Forests Project
Keywords: Costs and Benefits of Urban Forests Projects
