Human Dimensions of Urban Forestry and Urban Greening
nature & Consumer Environments Trees and Transportation Civic Ecology Policy & Planning Urban Forestry and Human Benefits

The research reported in each of the other "Human Dimensions" pages is part of a research program being conducted at the University of Washington. Many of the studies are based on the principles and methods of environmental psychology.

Below are additional scientific products and resources regarding science about the human dimensions of urban forestry and urban greening.
     
 

Additional Topics

    Introduction - What is Urban and Community Forestry?
     
  Urban Nature Benefits: Psycho-Social Dimensions of People and Plants - Fact Sheet 1 (pdf 44 K)
     
  Nature & People Benefits Reading List - Fact Sheet 6 (pdf 80 K)
     
  Using Case Studies in Urban Forestry Education - Fact Sheet 11 (pdf 32 K)
     
  Wolf, K. 2000. Nature and the Arboretum Visitor. Washington Park Arboretum Bulletin, 61, 4, 2-5.
     
  The Benefits of Urban Trees: A Literature Summary. Warwick District Council, UK. 2003. (pdf 10.2 MB)
     
  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 260K)
     
  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)

 

Other Research Organizations
Other universities, centers and laboratories are doing research on nature, trees and people in cities.

   

Center for Urban Forest Research; US Forest Service, Davis CA
http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/programs/cufr/

     
    Urban Natural Resources Stewardship ; US Forest Service, NE Region
http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/urban/
     
    Landscape and Human Health Laboratory; University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
http://www.lhhl.uiuc.edu/
     
    Plants for People http://www.plants-for-people.org/
     
    People, Trees and Woodlands; UK Forestry Commission
http://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/fr/infd-5stbz2

 

General Press and Radio

   

Tree Planting Drive Seeks to Bring a New Urban Cool: Lower Energy Costs Touted as Benefit. Washington Post. September 4, 2006 (link)

 

    
    Trees-A Prospectus. Produced by the National Tree Trust. Spring 2006 (link)

 

    
    National Public Radio series on urban forestry in the United States, Autumn 2005 (link)

 

    
    Lyman, Francesca. Fall 2002. The Geography of Health. Land & People Magazine, The Trust for Public Land. (link)

 

    
    Atkin, Ross. April 16, 2003. Planting Trees. Christian Science Monitor (link)
     
    Mock, Terry. Building a Sustainable Urban Forest. Land Development Today, Vol. 2, Issue 5. (link)

 

Urban and Community Forestry Organizations:
Other organizations have web sites that provide general information about urban and community forestry.

    American Forests - link
     
    National Arbor Day Foundation - link
     
    National Alliance for Community Trees - link
     
    International Society of Arboriculture - link
     
    US Forest Service, Urban and Community Forestry - link
   
    Washington State Urban & Community Forestry - link

 


Information about Dr. Kathleen L. Wolf, Research Director

    E-mail: kwolf@u.washington.edu

 

    
    Curriculum Vitae (link)

 

    
  S. Hines. March 2008. Shade Crusade: Why City Trees Are Good Medicine. In Columns, The University of Washington Alumni Magazine (link)

 

 
 
 

Human Dimensions of Urban Forestry and Urban Greening
Nature & Consumer Environments - Trees & Transportation - Civic Ecology
Policy & Planning - Urban Forestry & Human Benefits

updated August 2008