“Placing a value on urban forests and alternative suburban landscapes”
D. James McCarty, University of Guelph, MLA Student
LACF funding, as well as funding from other sources, was used to develop and test a system of determining the value of urban trees. CityGreen along with Geographic Information Systems software (ArcView) was employed to test the feasibility of placing a monetary and environmental value on urban trees. The results provided additional information that has since been used in other research studies.