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Arboriculture & Urban Forestry Online
Volume 23, Issue 1 — January 1997
https://www.isa-arbor.com/Publications/Arboriculture-Urban-Forestry

A Model of Urban Forest Sustainability    (View PDF)

James R. Clark, Nelda P. Matheny, Genni Cross and Victoria Wake

Abstract: We present a model for the development of sustainable urban forests. The model applies general principles of sustainability to urban trees and forests. The central tenet of the model is that sustainable urban forests require a healthy tree and forest resource, community-wide support and a comprehensive management approach. For each of these components, we present criteria and indicators for assessing their status at a given point in time. The most significant outcome of a sustainable urban forest is to maintain a maximum level of net environmental, ecological, social, and economic benefits over time.

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https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1997.003


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