Elements and Performance Criteria
- Research urban forest practices and applications
- Analyse and report on urban forest benefits
- Determine values of urban forest benefits
- Conduct sampling analysis of an urban forest
- Determine required sample size to assess total tree population
- Determine accuracy of sample size
- Calculate canopy cover, total carbon storage, annual carbon dioxide sequestration, rainfall interception, air pollution removal, energy savings benefit, environmental benefits and amenity benefits
- Identify base financial value for each functional benefit
- Calculate financial values of functional and environmental benefits of current tree population
- Determine benefits of heat island modification of urban areas
- Document a preliminary report on total asset valuation of an urban forest
- Analyse and compile results
- Document a report on improvement of urban forests
- Identify urban forest issues within tree population sample area
- Determine recommendations for tree species and diversity
- Determine extent of current tree planting and replacement programs
- Determine volume and rate of planting programs required for improvements to urban forest performance
- Determine required modifications to planting practices
- Determine targets for urban forest improvement
- Document a report on urban forest performance that provides recommendations for improvement of urban forests