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Fact Sheets
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Urban
Nature Benefits: Psycho-Social Dimensions of People and
Plants - Fact Sheet 1 (pdf
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Growing
with Green: Business Districts and the Urban Forest -
Fact Sheet 2 (pdf
144 K) |
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Urban Forest Values: Economic Benefits of Trees in Cities - Fact Sheet 3 (pdf 44 K) |
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Trees
in Business Districts: Comparing Values of Consumers and
Business - Fact Sheet 4 (pdf
272 K) |
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Trees
in Business Districts: Positive Effects on Consumer Behavior!
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216 K) |
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Nature
& People Benefits Reading List - Fact Sheet 6
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Transportation
Studies: Social Science Approaches and Contributions -
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116 K) |
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The
Calming Effect of Green: Roadside Landscape and Driver
Stress - Fact Sheet 8 (pdf
132 K) |
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The
Freeway Roadside Environment: Testing Visual Quality at
the Road Edge - Fact Sheet 9 (pdf
132 K) |
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Community
Image: Roadside Settings and Public Perceptions - Fact
Sheet 10 (pdf
148 K) |
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Using
Case Studies in Urban Forestry Education - Fact Sheet
11 (pdf
32 K) |
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Visitor
Preferences for Trees in Streetscapes: Nature and Commerce
in Athens, GA - Fact Sheet 12 (pdf
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Research
on Business Visitors' Behavior: Trees and Commerce in
Athens, GA - Fact Sheet 13 (pdf
564 K) |
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Nonpoint
Source Pollution: Landowner Psychology and Action: Fact
Sheet (pdf
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Nonpoint Source Pollution: Learning Methods and Their Effectiveness: Fact Sheet (pdf 28 K) |
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Research About Youth Benefits From Nature and Forest Experiences - Fact Sheet 14 (pdf 35 K) |
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Trees, Parking & Green Law: Legal Tools and Strategies for Sustainability - Fact Sheet 15 (pdf 47 K) |
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Trees in Small City Business Districts: Comparing Resident and Visitor Response - Fact Sheet 16 (pdf 160 K) |
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Trees on Main Street: Influences on Retail and Shopping Behavior - Fact Sheet 17 (pdf 104 K) |
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Trees in Urban Streetscapes: Research on Traffic Safety and Crash Risk- Fact Sheet 18 (pdf 120 K) |
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Youth and Urban Forestry Work: studies of developmental benefits - Fact Sheet (pdf 96 K) |
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Managing the Forests Where We Live: An Assessment of Washington State Cities - Fact Sheet 19 (pdf 436 K) |
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Research Needs for Urban Forestry in the Pacific Northwest Region - Fact Sheet 20 (pdf
164 K) |
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Wolf, K. L. 2009 (August). Trees Mean Business: City Trees and the Retail Streetscape. Main Street News 263: 1-9. (2 M pdf) |
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Wolf, K. L. 2009 (April). More in Store: Research on City Trees and Retail. Arborist News 18, 2: 22-27. (456 K pdf) |
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Wolf, K.L. 2008 (September/October). City Trees and Property Values. Facility Management Journal pp:120-124. (636 K pdf) |
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Wolf, K.L. August 2007. City Trees and Property Values. Arborist News pp. 34-36. (284 K pdf) |
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Wolf, K.L. 2008. Science and Community Change: Technology Transfer, Urban Forestry, and Local Government Policy. In: Smith, G.K.M., & L.J. Buse (eds.), Evolving Challenges and Changing Expectations for Forestry Extension and Technology Transfer: Popular Summaries of International IUFRO Conference. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Ontario Forest Research Institute, Forest Research Information Paper No. 172, pp. 72-74. (1.9 M pdf) |
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Wolf, K.L. 2008 (February). City Trees, Nature and Physical Activity: A Research Review. Arborist News 17, 1: 22-24. (840 K pdf) and (160 K pdf with citations) |
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Wolf, K.L. 2008 (Winter). With Plants in Mind: Social Benefits of Civic Nature. MasterGardener, 2, 1:7-11. (1.8 M pdf) and (156 K pdf with citations) |
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Wolf, K.L., & L.E. Kruger. 2008. Urban Forestry Research and Technology Transfer: A Needs Assessment for the Pacific Northwest Region. Prepared for the Pacific Northwest Research Station, U.S. Forest Service, 50 pp. (1 M pdf) |
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Hinrichs, J.J., and Wolf, K.L. 2008. Next Steps! An Assessment of National Urban Forestry Policy & Outreach. Prepared for the National Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition. Champaign Ill: International Society of Arboriculture. (884 K pdf) |
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Wolf, K. L. 2007. Urban Forestry in Washington’s Cities and Towns. TreeLink, Washington Department of Natural Resources Community Forestry Program, No. 20, Fall. (3.9 M pdf) (1.9 M print version) |
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Wolf, K.L., and L.E. Kruger. 2007. What Should We Know? An Assessment of Urban Forestry Research Needs in the Pacific Northwest. In: Sustaining America’s Forests: Proceedings of the 2007 Society of American Foresters National Convention. Bethesda MD: Society of American Foresters., to policy (Portland, OR) (336 K pdf) |
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Wolf, K. L. 2007. Goals of the National Urban Forestry 10 Year Research Plan. In: Sustaining America’s Forests: Proceedings of the Society of American Foresters 2007 National Convention. Bethesda MD: Society of American Foresters., to policy (Portland, OR) (260 K pdf) |
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Wolf, K.L., and EarthCorps. 2007. Trees and Youth in the City: Research on Urban Forest Stewardship & Positive Youth Development. In: Sustaining America’s Forests: Proceedings of the Society of American Foresters 2007 National Convention. Bethesda MD: Society of American Foresters (Portland, OR). (300 K pdf) |
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Augustin, S., and J.M. Cackowski-Campbell. 2007. Research Design Connections-Trees and Retail. Landscape Architecture 97, 8: 60. (pdf 1.6 M) |
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Wolf, K.L. August 2007. City Trees and Property Values. Arborist News pp. 34-36. (284 K pdf) and (48 K pdf with citations) |
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Wolf, K.L. 2007. Learning Sustainability: To Know and To Act. Public Garden 22, 1: 12-15. (pdf 3.6 M) |
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Wolf, K. L. 2007. Science in the City: Urban Forestry Research. Western Forester, 52, 1:10-13. (3.2 M pdf) |
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Wolf, K. L. 2006 (December). Roadside Urban Trees: Balancing Safety and Community Values. Arborist News, 15, 6: 56-58. (pdf 148 K) |
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Study Finds Transportation Policy Regarding Trees Outdated. The Forestry Source, August 2006, Vol. 11, No. 8, p. 13. (6.2 M pdf) |
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Trees are worth downtown's investment. April 2006. Downtown Idea Exchange. (pdf
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Clark, J., W. Kruidenier, and K. Wolf. 2005. A National Research Plan for Urban Forestry 2005-2015. Washington D.C.: National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council/USDA Forest Service (pdf 6.1 M) |
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Trees are Good for Business. 2005. Technical Publication of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture, Portland OR. (pdf 14.7 M) |
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Wolf, K. L. 2004. Trees, Parking and Green Law: Legal Tools and Strategies for Sustainability. Woodnotes, 7, 2, (link) |
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Wolf, K. L. 2004. The Value of Nature: Economics of Trees and Parks. Washington Park Arboretum Bulletin, 65, 4, 7-11.(pdf 1.3 M) |
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Wolf, K. L. 2003. Urban Forest: From Tree to Forest. ARCADE-Architecture/Design in the Northwest, 21, 4, 39. (pdf 413 K) |
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The
Benefits of Urban Trees: A Literature Summary. Warwick
District Council, UK. 2003. (pdf
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Tree
Investment Brings Cities Many Happy Returns. Seattle
Daily Journal of Commerce, August 2001. (pdf
168 K) |
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The
View from the Road: The Urban Forest and Our Freeways.
In TreeLink, newsletter of the Washington Department of
Natural Resources Community Forestry Program, No. 18,
Summer 2001. (pdf
1.1 M) |
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Trees
in Business Districts: Testing Visual Quality at the Roadside
Edge. In Vistas, publication of the National Scenic Byways
Program, March 2001. |
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Wolf,
K. 2000. Nature and the Arboretum Visitor. Washington
Park Arboretum Bulletin, 61, 4, 2-5. |
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The
Nature of Driving: Roadsides Have Positive Effects and
Benefits. In Ex-Press, publication of the Washington State
Department of Transportation, August 1999. |
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Grow
for the Gold. In TreeLink, newsletter of the Washington
Department of Natural Resources Community Forestry Program,
No. 14, Spring 1999. (pdf
348 K) |
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Hamilton,
C. W., R. Bell, D. Giblin, K. Wolf, and K. Ewing. 1998.
Planting for Sustainable Roadsides: Empirical and Experimental
Studies and Recommendations for Western Washington.
Technical Research Report WA-RD 439.1. Olympia, WA:
WA Dept of Transportation. Chapter Four: Landscape Perception
and Roadside Design Guidelines. |
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Wolf, K.L., & L.E. Kruger. 2010. Urban Forestry Research Needs: A Participatory Assessment Process. Journal of Forestry 108, 1: 39-44. (78 K pdf) |
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Joye, Y., K. Willems, M. Brengman, & K. Wolf. 2010. The Effects of Urban Retail Greenery on Consumer Experience: Reviewing the Evidence from a Restorative Perspective. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 9, 1: 57-64. |
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Wolf, K.L. 2009. Strip Malls, City Trees, and Community Values. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 35 (1): 33-40. (1.2 M pdf) |
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Wolf, K.L. 2008. Community Context and Strip Mall Retail: Public Response to the Roadside Landscape. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2060, 95-103. (1.5 M pdf) |
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Wolf, K. L. 2008. Community Context and Strip Mall Retail: Public Response to the Roadside Landscape, Paper 08-0842. Proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (January 13-17, 2008). Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Science (Washington D.C.) (920 K pdf) |
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Wolf, K.L. 2008. Metro Nature Services: Functions, Benefits and Values, pp. 294-315. In: S.M. Wachter and E.L. Birch (Eds.), Growing Greener Cities: Urban Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 416 pp. (link) |
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Wolf, K. L. 2008. Community Context and Strip Mall Retail: Public Response to the Roadside Landscape, Paper 08-0842. Proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (January 13-17, 2008). Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Science (Washington D.C.) (920 K pdf) |
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Wolf, K.L. 2007. The Environmental Psychology of Trees. International Council of Shopping Centers Research Review 14, 3:39-43. (124 K pdf) |
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Wolf, K.L. 2007. Public Ideas and Local Policy in Urban Forestry: Reflections on a Program of Portable Science. In: C.C. Miner, R. Jacobs, D. Dykstra, and B. Bittner (eds.), Proceedings: International Conference on Transfer of Forest Science Knowledge and Technology. USDA Forest Service, PNW Research Station, General Technical Report PNW-GTR-726, pp. 249-255. (pdf 3.5 M) |
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Dixon, K. K., & K. L. Wolf. 2007. Benefits and Risks of Urban Roadside Landscape: Finding a Livable, Balanced Response. Proceedings of the 3rd Urban Street Symposium (June 24-27, 2007). Washington D.C.: Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Science. (1 M pdf) |
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Wolf, K. L. 2007. Transportation, Large Infrastructure, and Context in Urban Areas: A Review of Human-Scale Perception and Response, Paper 07-1842. Proceedings of the 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (January 21-25, 2007). Washington D.C.: Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Science. (520 K pdf) |
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Wolf, K. L. 2006. Assessing Public Response to the Freeway Roadside: Urban Forestry and Context Sensitive Solutions. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1984, 102-111. (1.9 M pdf) |
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Wolf, K. L. and N. J. Bratton. 2006. Urban Trees and Traffic Safety: Considering U.S. Roadside Policy and Crash Data. Arboriculture and Urban Forestry 32, 4, 170-179. (pdf
180 K) |
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Wolf, K. L. 2006. Assessing Public Response to the Freeway Roadside: Urban Forestry and Context Sensitive Solutions, Paper 06-1586. Proceedings of the 85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (January 22-26, 2006). Washington D.C.: Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Science. (pdf 1.1 M) |
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Wolf, K. L. 2005. Business District Streetscapes, Trees And Consumer Response. Journal of Forestry, 103, 8, 396-400. (pdf 608 K) |
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Wolf, K. L. 2005. Trees In the Small City Retail Business District: Comparing Resident and Visitor Perceptions. Journal of Forestry, 103, 8, 390-395. (pdf 604 K) |
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Wolf, K. L. 2005. Business District Streetscapes, the Urban Forest and Consumer Response. In: Promoting Professional Tree Care, Proceedings of the 9th National Conference of the International Society of Arboriculture, Australia Chapter (ISAAC). Launceston, Tasmania: ISAAC. (pdf 680 K) |
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Wolf, K. L. 2005. The Urban Forest in the Roadsides: Public Values and Transportation Design. In: Promoting Professional Tree Care, Proceedings of the 9th National Conference of the International Society of Arboriculture, Australia Chapter (ISAAC). Launceston, Tasmania: ISAAC. (pdf 504 K) |
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Wolf, K. 2005. Civic Nature: Valuation: Assessments of Human Functioning and Well-Being in Cities. In: Forging Solutions: Applying Ecological Economics to Current Problems, Proceedings of the 3rd Biennial Conference of the U.S. Society for Ecological Economics (July 20-23,2005). Tacoma, WA: Earth Economics. (pdf 84 K) |
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Bratton, N.J. and K.L. Wolf. 2005. Trees and Roadside Safety in U.S. Urban Settings, Paper 05-0946. Proceedings of the 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (January 9-13, 2005). Washington D.C.: Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Science. (pdf 104 K) |
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Wolf, K.L. 2004. Trees and Business District Preferences: A Case Study of Athens, Georgia, U.S. Journal of Arboriculture, 30, 6, 336-346. (pdf 376 K) |
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Wolf, K.L. 2004. What Could We Lose? Economic Values of Urban Forest Benefits. In: Kenney, A. (ed.) Proceedings of the 6th Canadian Urban Forest Conference. Ottawa, Ontario: Tree Canada Foundation. (pdf 368 K) |
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Wolf,
K. L. 2004. Economics and Public Value of Urban Forests.
Urban Agriculture Magazine, Special Issue on Urban and
Periurban Forestry, 13: 31-33. (pdf
124 K) |
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Wolf,
K. L. 2004. Nature in the Retail Environment: Comparing
Consumer and Business Response to Urban Forest Conditions.
Landscape Journal, 23, 1, 40-51. (pdf
3.1 M) |
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Wolf,
K. L. 2004. Public Value of Nature: Economics of Urban
Trees, Parks and Open Space. In D. Miller and J. A. Wise
(eds.), Design with Spirit: Proceedings of the 35th Annual
Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association.
Edmond, OK.: Environmental Design Research Association
(edra). (pdf
56 K) |
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Wolf,
K. L. 2003. Youth and Mental Health: Work Projects in
Urban Green Space. In C. Kollin (ed.), Engineering Green:
Proceedings of the 11th National Urban Forest Conference.
Washington D.C.: American Forests. (pdf
304 K) |
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Wolf,
K. L. 2003. Ergonomics of the City: Green Infrastructure
and Social Benefits. In C. Kollin (ed.), Engineering Green:
Proceedings of the 11th National Urban Forest Conference.
Washington D.C.: American Forests. (pdf
260 K) |
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Wolf,
K. L. 2003. Introduction to Urban and Community Forestry
Programs in the United States. Landscape Planning and
Horticulture, 4, 3 19-28 (Japan).
(pdf 1.4 M) |
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Wolf,
K. L. 2003. Retail and Urban Nature: Creating a Consumer
Habitat. Population and Environmental Psychology Bulletin,
29,1,1-6 (reprint of Amsterdam People/Plant Symposium
proceedings).
(pdf 268 K) |
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Wolf,
K. L. 2003. Public Response to the Urban Forest in Inner-City
Business Districts. Special Issue on Social Aspects of
Urban Forestry. Journal of Arboriculture, 29, 3, 117-126.
(pdf 212
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Wolf,
K. L. 2003. Freeway Roadside Management: The Urban Forest
Beyond The White Line. Special Issue on Social Aspects
of Urban Forestry. Journal of Arboriculture, 29, 3, 127-136.
(pdf
280 K) |
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Wolf,
K. L. 2002. Human Dimensions of the Urban Forest in Small
City Business Settings. In SAF (ed.), Forestry at the
Great Divide: Proceedings of the 2001 National Conference.
Washington D.C.: Society of American Foresters. (pdf
555 K) |
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Wolf,
K. L. 2001. Messages That Stick: Sharing Information with
Decision-Makers. In C. Kollin (ed.) Investing in Natural
Capital: Proceedings of the 10th National Urban Forest
Conference. Washington D.C.: American Forests. (pdf
320 K) |
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Wolf, K. L. 1999. Nature and Commerce: Human Ecology in Business Districts. In C. Kollin (ed.) Building Cities of Green: Proceedings of the 9th National Urban Forest Conference. Washington D.C.: American Forests. (pdf 453 K) |
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Wolf, K. L. 1998. Community Action and Urban Forestry in Business Districts. In M. Ozonoff (ed.) Common Challenges and Shared Solutions in Urban and Community Forestry: Proceedings of the Best of the West Summit. Davis, CA: USFS Pacific Southwest Research Station. (pdf 1.2 M) |
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Wolf, K. L. 1997. Enterprising Landscapes: Business Districts and the Urban Forest. In C. Kollin (ed.) Cities by Nature's Design: Proceedings of the 8th National Urban Forest Conference. Washington D.C.: American Forests. (pdf 647 K) |
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Wolf, K. L. 1997. Psycho-Social Dynamics of the Urban Forest in Business Districts. In P. Williams & J. M. Zajicek (eds) People Plant Interactions in Urban Areas: Proceedings of a Research and Education Symposium. Blacksburg, VA: People Plant Council. (pdf 2.8 M) |
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