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City of New York, New York Municipal Forest Resource Analysis
New York City, the largest city in the United States and one of the worlds major global cities, maintains trees as an integral component of the urban infrastructure. Since 1995, over 120,000 trees have been planted along the streets of the citys five boroughs. Over 592,000 street trees are managed by the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation (referred to as Parks hereafter). Parks manages about half of the citys 5.2 million trees and these street trees compose over one-fifth of all managed trees. For the purpose of this report the terms municipal trees and municipal forest are used in reference to street trees only.Trees are a critical component of the city. Research indicates that healthy trees can lessen impacts associated with the built environment by reducing stormwater runoff, energy consumption, and air pollutants. Trees improve urban life, making New York City a more enjoyable place to live, work, and play, while mitigating the citys environmental impact. Over the years, the people of New York City have invested millions of dollars in their public right of way trees. Some may question the need for the level of service presently provided and the need for additional services. Hence, the primary question that this study asks is what are the accrued benefits from New York City street trees.
City of New York, New York Municipal Forest Resource Analysis
New York City, the largest city in the United States and one of the worlds major global cities, maintains trees as an integral component of the urban infrastructure. Since 1995, over 120,000 trees have been planted along the streets of the citys five boroughs. Over 592,000 street trees are managed by the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation (referred to as Parks hereafter). Parks manages about half of the citys 5.2 million trees and these street trees compose over one-fifth of all managed trees. For the purpose of this report the terms municipal trees and municipal forest are used in reference to street trees only.Trees are a critical component of the city. Research indicates that healthy trees can lessen impacts associated with the built environment by reducing stormwater runoff, energy consumption, and air pollutants. Trees improve urban life, making New York City a more enjoyable place to live, work, and play, while mitigating the citys environmental impact. Over the years, the people of New York City have invested millions of dollars in their public right of way trees. Some may question the need for the level of service presently provided and the need for additional services. Hence, the primary question that this study asks is what are the accrued benefits from New York City street trees.
City of New York, New York Municipal Forest Resource Analysis
P. J. Peper (author) / E. G. McPherson (author) / J. R. Simpson (author) / S. L. Gardner (author) / K. E. Vargas (author)
2007
72 pages
Report
No indication
English
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