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Kendall, Alissa; McPherson, E. Gregory. 2011. A life cycle greenhouse gas inventory of a tree production system. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment (Online First, 11 October 2011) .Articles in Journals -

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McPherson, E.Gregory. August 2011. Propelling arboriculture into the future. Arborist News .Articles in Periodicals - View Document [352.58 KB]

Soares, A.L., Rego, F.C., McPherson, E.G., Simpson, J.R., Peper, P.J. Xiao, Q. 2011. Benefits and costs of street trees in Lisbon, Portugal. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 10 (2011): 69-78 .Articles in Journals - View Document [646.55 KB]

McPherson, E.G. 2010. Tools for valuing tree and park services. Western Arborist 36(4): 58-63 .Articles in Periodicals - View Document [356.9 KB]

E. Gregory McPhersona, James R. Simpsona, Qingfu Xiaob, Chunxia Wu. 2010. Million trees Los Angeles canopy cover and benefit assessment. Landscape and Urban Planning :Landscape and Urban Planning 99 (2011) 40–50 .Articles in Journals - View Document [< 1 KB]

McPherson, E.G. 2010. Selecting Reference Cities for i-Tree Streets. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry .Articles in Journals - View Document [1.2 MB]

McHale, M.R, I.C. Burke; M.A. Lefsky; P.J. Peper and E.G. McPherson. 2009. Urban forest biomass estimates: is it important to use allometric relationships developed specifically for urban trees? . Urban Ecosystems :12:95-113 .Articles in Journals

Peper, P.J.; McPherson; E.G., Simpson, J.R.; Xiao, Q. December 2009. City of Orlando, Florida municipal forest resource analysis. PDF .General Technical Reports = Download File

McPherson, E.G. Winter 2009. Value for Money. Chartered Forester .Articles in Periodicals = Download File

McPherson,E.G . 2009. Observing Urban Forests in Australia. Arborist News :18 (4) .Articles in Periodicals - View Document [< 1 KB]

E. Gregory McPherson. Winter 2008. Capturing carbon in your community: New reporting protocol for tree planting projects. Western Arborist .Articles in Periodicals - View Document [< 1 KB]

McPherson,E.G 2009. 2008. Urban forestry and carbon: What the reporting protocol means to you. Arborist News :17(6) .Articles in Periodicals - View Document [353.72 KB]

McPherson,E.G . 2008. Trees and the clean air act: Strategic tree planting in Sacramento. Western Arborist :34(4) .Articles in Periodicals - View Document [1.77 MB]

Wu, Chunxia; Xiao, Qingfu; McPherson, E. Gregory. March 2008. A method for locating potential tree-planting sites in urban areas: A case study of Los Angeles, USA. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening .Articles in Journals - View Document [1.36 MB]

McPherson,E.G . 2008. Urban forests and climate change: Project reporting protocol. California Trees :17(3) .Articles in Periodicals - View Document [< 1 KB]

McPherson,E.G . 2008. National Elm Trial: Report from Northern California. Western Arborist :35(3) .Articles in Periodicals - View Document [351.06 KB]

Xiao, Q. January 2008. Results of CLCA-funded bioretention study. The Cutting Edge .Articles in Periodicals - View Document [419.95 KB]

McPherson, E.G.; Simpson, J.R.; Xiao, Q.; Wu, C. January 2008. Los Angeles 1-Million Tree Canopy Cover Assessment. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report .General Technical Reports - View Document [2.22 MB]

Xiao, Q.; McPherson, E.G.; Simpson, J.R.; Ustin, S.L. 2007. Hydrologic processes at the urban residential scale. Hydrological Processes 21:2174-2188 .Articles in Journals - View Document [383.21 KB]

Brasch, S.; McPherson, E.G.; Linsen, L. 2007. Visualization of time-varying tree data. Proceedings of the Seventh IASTED International Conference on Visualization, Imaging and Image Processing. Calgary, AB: Acta Press .Articles in Journals - View Document [1.01 MB]

Rudnick, S.; Linsen, L.; McPherson, E.G. 2007. Inverse modeling and animation of growing single-stemmed trees at interactive rates. Proceedings of the 15th international conference in Central Europe on computer graphics, visualization and computer vision 2007 - View Document [179.08 KB]= Download File

Cray, D. June 2007. Why Cities Are Uprooting Trees. Time Magazine - View Document [793.78 KB]

Calvan, B.C. 18 May 2007. EPA is urged to turn over a new leaf. Sacramento Bee - View Document [28.33 KB]

Randall, David. 18 April 2007. Maybe Only God Can Make a Tree, but Only People Can Put a Price On It. New York Times - View Document [447.33 KB]

Greg McPherson. May 2007. Leafy, green, and good. Los Angeles Times - View Document [16.12 KB]

McHale MR, McPherson EG, Burke IC. 2007. The potential of urban tree plantings to be cost effective in carbon credit markets. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 6: 49-60 - View Document [261.81 KB]

E. Gregory McPherson. 2006. Urban Forestry in North America. Renewable Resources Journal 24(3): 8-12 - View Document [846.17 KB]

D.E. Pataki, R.J. Alig, A.S. Fung, N.E. Golubiewski, A. Kennedy, E.G. McPherson, D.J. Nowak, R.V. Pouyat, and P. Romero Lankao. 2006. Urban Ecosystems and the North American Carbon Cycle. Global Change Biology - View Document [181.37 KB]

McPherson, E.G. 2006. Getting More Than We Pay For. City Trees :January/February: 9-12 - View Document [318.73 KB]

Linsen, L; Karis, B.J.; McPherson, E.G.; Hamann, B. 2005. Tree Growth Visualization. In: Skala, V. (ed) Proceedings of the 13th International Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision 2005 - WSCG 2005, UNION Agency - Science Press, Plzen, Czech Republic :8 pp - View Document [658.17 KB]

Xiao, Q., E.G. McPherson. 2005. Tree health mapping with multispectral remote sensing data at UC Davis, California. Urban Ecosystems 8(3-4): :349-361 - View Document [324 KB]

Linsen, L., Karis, B.J., McPherson, E.G., and B. Hamann. 2005. Tree growth visualization. The Journal of WSCG 13 :81-88 - View Document [574.76 KB]

McPherson, E.G. 2005. Trees with benefits. American Nurseryman. 201(7) :34-40 - View Document [631.5 KB]

Xiao, Q.; McPherson, E.G. 2005. Tree health mapping with multispectral remote sensing data at UC Davis, California. Urban Ecosystems 8(3-4):349-361 - View Document [324 KB]

McPherson, E.G., James R. Simpson, Paula J. Peper. 2005. Municipal Forest Benefits and Costs in Five US Cities. Journal of Forestry - View Document [266.95 KB]

Harding, J., E.G. McPherson, S. Mezger, M.L. Flint, S. Dreistadt. 2005. UC Davis is Testing 14 Elm Varities. CORF News. Fall - View Document [89.34 KB]

McPherson, E.G., J. Muchnick. 2005. EFFECTS OF STREET TREE SHADE ON ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE. Journal of Arboriculture. 31(6) :303-310 - View Document [138.18 KB]

McPherson, E.G. 2004. Parking lots and ordinance compliance. Western Arborist 30(4) :30-32 - View Document [190.61 KB]

Geiger, J.R. 2004. The Large Tree Argument: The Case for Large Trees vs. Small Trees. Western Arborist. 30 (1): 14-15 - View Document [379.55 KB]

McPherson E.G., G. Gonzalez, G. Monfette, R. Lorenzen. 2004. Street Trees of Los Angeles. City Trees. 90 (1): 6-12 - View Document [438.92 KB]

Geiger, J.R. 2004. New tree guide demonstrates cost-effectiveness of community trees. Western Arborist - View Document [233.82 KB]

Geiger, J.R. 2004. San Francisco trees poised to provide big benefits. Western Arborist - View Document [334.6 KB]

Lau, Edie. 2004. Olympic torch's ripple effect. Sacramento Bee - View Document [19.1 KB]

Evans, D.D., Rehm, R.G., Baker, E.S., McPherson, E.G., Wallace, J.B. 2004. Physics-based modeling of community fires, Proceedings 10th International Fire Science and Engineering Conference. (Interflam 2004), 5-7 July 2004, Edinburgh, Scotland, Interscience Communications Ltd, London, UK, (CD-ROM)

Geiger, J.R. 2004. Is all of Your Rain Going Down the Drain?. From the Ground Up. Volume 5, No.3: 10-11 - View Document [210.05 KB]

McPherson, E.G. 2004. Benefits of Trees: Watershed, energy, and air. Arborist News. 13(6): 29-35 - View Document [623.26 KB]

Xiao, Q., S.L. Ustin, and E.G. McPherson. 2004. Using AVIRIS data and multiple-masking techniques to map urban forest trees species. International Journal of Remote Sensing 25(24): 5637-5654 - View Document [832.53 KB]

de Jong, L. 2003. Fire hazard assessment of South Lake Tahoe. Fire Management Today :63(2) - View Document [54.03 KB]

McPherson, E.G. 2003. A benefit-cost analysis of ten street tree species in Modesto, California, U.S. Journal of Arboriculture 29(1): January 2003 - View Document [398.94 KB]

McPherson, E.G. 3-Aug. Urban Forestry: Benefits and drawbacks of city trees. Davis, CA: Center for Urban Forest Research, Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service - View Document [5.61 MB]

Randrup, T.B., E.G. McPherson, and L.R. Costello. 2003. A review of tree root conflicts with sidewalks, curbs, and roads. Urban Ecosystems - View Document [335.78 KB]

Peper, P.J. and E.G. McPherson. 2003. Evaluations of four methods for estimating leaf area of isolated trees. Urban & Fischer Verlag - View Document [1.73 MB]

McPherson, E.G. and J.R. Simpson. 2003. Potenial energy savings in buildings by an urban tree planting programme in California. Urban & Fischer Verlag - View Document [2.47 MB]

Xiao Q., and E.G. McPherson. 2003. Rainfall interception by Santa Monica's municipal urban forest. Urban Ecosystems - View Document [131.6 KB]

Geiger, J.R. 2003. Tree Values Quantified. The Desert Arborist, Southwest Trees & Turf. July/August; Page 12 - View Document [66.25 KB]

McPherson, E.G., G. Gonzalez, G. Monfette, and R. Lorenzen. 2003. Expanding Street Tree Canopy Cover and Repairing Sidewalks in the City of Los Angeles. Western Arborist. 29 (3): 22-25 - View Document [621.47 KB]

Dodge, L., Geiger, J.R. 2003. Tree Roots and Sidewalk Damage. Western Arborist. 29 (3): 28-29 - View Document [216.49 KB]

McPherson, E.G. 2003. Urban forestry issues in North America: global implications. Engineering Green, National Urban Forest Conference San Antonio. Texas - View Document [246.28 KB]

Maco, S.E. 2002. A practical approach to assessing structure, function, and value of street tree populations in small communities. Davis, CA: University of California. M.S. Thesis - View Document [2.39 MB]

Maco, S.E. and E.G. McPherson. 2002. Assessing canopy cover over streets and sidewalks in street tree populations. Journal of Arboriculture 28(6): November 2002 - View Document [114.51 KB]

Costello, L.R., E.G. McPherson, D.W. Burger, E.J. Perry and D. Kelly. 2002. [in press]. Strategy to Reduce Infrastructure Damage by Tree Roots: A Symposium for Researchers and Practitioners. Urban Ecosystems - View Document [81.48 KB]

de Jong, L.A. 2002. UWI Landscaping Assisted by Fire Models. Fire.gov Better fire fighting through research - View Website

Simpson, J.R. and E.G. McPherson. 2001. Tree planting to optimize energy and CO2 benefits. In: Kollin, C. (ed). Investing in natural capital: proceedings of the 2001 national urban forest conference; 2001 September 5-8; Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.: American Forests :81-84 - View Document [293.1 KB]

McPherson, E.G. 2001. New advances in quantifying the environmental benefits of trees. In: Kollin, C. (ed). Investing in natural capital: proceedings of the 2001 national urban forest conference; 2001 September 5-8; Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.: American Forests :20-22 - View Document [267.75 KB]

McPherson, E.G., J.R. Simpson and K.I. Scott. 2001. Actualizing microclimate and air quality benefits with parking lot tree shade ordinances. Wetter und Leben. 4(98) :353-369 - View Document [133.13 KB]

McPherson, E.G. 2001. Sacramento's parking lot shading ordinance: environmental and economic costs of compliance. Landscape and Urban Planning. 57 :105-123 - View Document [1.65 MB]

Jo, H.-K. and E.G. McPherson. 2001. Indirect carbon reduction by residential vegetation and planting strategies in Chicago, USA. Journal of Environmental Management. 61 :165-177 - View Document [1.09 MB]

Peper, P.J., E.G. McPherson and S.M. Mori. 2001. Equations for predicting diameter, height, crown width, and leaf area of San Joaquin Valley street trees. Journal of Arboriculture. 27(6) :306-317 - View Document [1010.02 KB]

Peper, P.J., E.G. McPherson and S.M. Mori. 2001. Predictive equations for dimensions and leaf area of coastal Southern California street trees. Journal of Arboriculture. 27(4) :169-180 - View Document [1.07 MB]

Randrup, T.B., E.G. McPherson and L.R. Costello. 2001. Tree root intrusion in sewer systems: review of extent and costs. Journal of Infrastructure Systems. 7(1) :26-31 - View Document [760.86 KB]

McPherson, E.G., L.R. Costello and D.W. Burger. 2001. Space wars: can trees win the battle with infrastructure?. Arborist News. 10(3) :21-24 - View Document [645.87 KB]

McPherson, E.G., J.R. Simpson and K.I. Scott. 2001. Actualizing microclimate and air quality benefits with parking lot tree shade ordinances. Wetter und Leben. 4(98) :353-369 - View Document [133.13 KB]

Ustin, S.L. and Q.F. Xiao. 2001. Mapping successional boreal forests in interior central Alaska. International Journal of Remote Sensing 22(9) :1779-1797 - View Document [1.35 MB]

Simpson, J.R. and E.G. McPherson. 2000. Effects of urban trees on regional energy use and avoided carbon. In: Preprints, 3rd urban environment symposium; 2000 August 14-18; Davis, CA. Washington, DC: American Meteorological Society :143-144 - View Document [265.54 KB]

McPherson, E.G. and J.R. Simpson. 2000. Carbon dioxide reductions through urban forestry: guidelines for professional and volunteer tree planters. PSW GTR-171. Albany, CA: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station - View Document [2.55 MB]

Simpson, J.R. and E.G. McPherson. 2000. Energy and air quality improvements through urban tree planting. In: Kollin, C., (ed). Building cities of green: proceedings of the 1999 national urban forest conference; Seattle. Washington, D.C.: American Forests :110-112 - View Document [362.09 KB]

McPherson, E.G. 2000. Street tree growth rates and benefit-cost quantification. In: Kollin, C., (ed). Building cities of green: proceedings of the 1999 national urban forest conference; Seattle, Washington. Washington, D.C.: American Forests :139-142 - View Document [492.68 KB]

McPherson, E.G. and J.R. Simpson. 2000. Reducing air pollution through urban forestry. In: Adams, D., (ed). Proceedings of the 48th annual meeting of the California Forest Pest Council; 1999 November 18-19; Sacramento. Sacramento: California Forest Pest Council :18-21 - View Document [23.12 KB]

Xiao, Q., E.G. McPherson, S.L. Ustin, M.E. Grismer, and J.R. Simpson. 2000. Winter rainfall interception by two mature open grown trees in Davis, CA. Hydrological Processes. 14(4) :763-784 - View Document [637.65 KB]

Xiao, Q., E.G. McPherson, S.L. Ustin and M.E. Grismer. 2000. A new approach to modeling tree rainfall interception. Journal of Geophysical Research 105(D23) :29,173-29,188 - View Document [2.92 MB]

McPherson, E.G. 2000. Expenditures associated with conflicts between street tree root growth and hardscape in California. Journal of Arboriculture. 26(6) :289-297 - View Document [969.71 KB]

McPherson, E.G. and P.J. Peper. 2000. Costs due to conflicts between street tree root growth and hardscape. In: Costello, L., E.G. McPherson, D.W. Burger and L. Dodge, (eds). Proceedings of the symposium on strategies to reduce infrastructure damage by tree roots. Cohasset, CA: Western Chapter, International Society of Arboriculture :15-18 - View Document [299.65 KB]

McPherson, E.G., L.R. Costello, E. Perry, and P.J. Peper. 2000. Reducing tree root damage to sidewalks in California communities: a collaborative study. In: Dodge, L., (ed). Report of the Elvenia J. Slosson Fund for Ornamental Horticulture; 1998-1999. Davis: UC Davis Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources :8-12 - View Document [< 1 KB]

Weinshilboum, D. 1999. UCD's Sustainable Garden Debuts. The Davis Enterprise - View Document [84.1 KB]

McPherson, E.G. and S. Mathis (eds). 1999. Proceedings of the Best of the West summit; 1998; San Francisco. Davis, CA: UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - View Document [567.73 KB]

Salwasser, H. and E.G. McPherson. 1999. Perspectives on research and development needs in urban and community forestry. In: McPherson, E.G. and S. Mathis, (eds). Proceedings of the best of the West summit; 1998; San Francisco. Davis: UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences :66-71 - View Document [582.16 KB]

Scott, K., J. Simpson and E.G. McPherson. 1999. Green parking lots: can trees improve air quality?. In: McPherson, E.G. and S. Mathis, (eds). Proceedings of the best of the West summit; 1998; San Francisco. Davis: UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences :86-87 - View Document [351.58 KB]

McPherson, E.G., J.R. Simpson, P.J. Peper and Q. Xiao. 1999. Benefits-Cost Analysis of Modesto's municipal urban forest. Journal of Arboriculture. 25(5) :235-248 - View Document [109.58 KB]

Simpson, J. and E.G. McPherson. 1999. Guidelines for evaluating atmospheric carbon dioxide reductions by urban forestry programs. In: Kinsman, J., C. Mathai, M. Baer, E. Holt and M. Trexler, (eds). Global climate change: science, policy, and mitigation/adaptation strategies. VIP-89. Vol II. Sewickley, PA: Air and Waste Management Association :789-790 - View Document [204.89 KB]

Scott, K.I., J.R. Simpson, E.G. McPherson. 1999. Effects of tree cover on parking lot microclimate and vehicle emissions. Journal of Arboriculture. 25(3) :129-142 - View Document [1.1 MB]

Tretheway, R., M. Simon, E.G. McPherson and S. Mathis (eds). 1999. Volunteer-based urban forest inventory and monitoring programs: results from a two-day workshop, Sacramento, 1999. Sacramento: Sacramento Tree Foundation - View Document [122.22 KB]

Xiao, Q., S. Ustin, E.G. McPherson and P. Peper. 1999. Characterization of the structure and species composition of urban trees using high resolution AVIRIS data. In: Green, R.O., (ed). Summaries of the 8th JPL Airborne Earth Science workshop. Pasadena: California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory :451-460 - View Document [860.33 KB]

Peper, P.J. and S. Mori. 1999. Root barrier and extension effects on Chinese Hackberry. Journal of Arboriculture. 25(1) :1-8 - View Document [65.29 KB]

Rowntree, R.A. 1998. Urban forest ecology: conceptual points of departure. Journal of Arboriculture. 24(2) :61-71 - View Document [818.94 KB]

McPherson, E.G. and N. Luttinger. 1998. From nature to nurture: the history of Sacramento's urban forest. Journal of Arboriculture. 24(2) :72-88 - View Document [4.08 MB]

Summit, J. and E.G. McPherson. 1998. Residential tree planting and care: a study of attitudes and behavior in Sacramento, California. Journal of Arboriculture. 24(2) :89-97 - View Document [687.09 KB]

McPherson, E.G. 1998. Structure and sustainability of Sacramento's urban forest. Journal of Arboriculture. 24(4) :174-190 - View Document [1.5 MB]

Simpson, J.R. 1998. Urban forest impacts on regional cooling and heating energy use: Sacramento County case study. Journal of Arboriculture. 24(4) :201-214 - View Document [1.46 MB]

McPherson, E.G. 1998. Atmospheric carbon dioxide reduction by Sacramento's urban forest. Journal of Arboriculture. 24(4) :215-223 - View Document [509.4 KB]

Scott, K.I., E.G. McPherson and J.R. Simpson. 1998. Air pollutant uptake by Sacramento's urban forest. Journal of Arboriculture. 24(4) :224-234 - View Document [1.01 MB]

Xiao, Q., E.G. McPherson, J.R. Simpson and S.L. Ustin. 1998. Rainfall interception by Sacramento's urban forest. Journal of Arboriculture. 24(4) :235-244 - View Document [915.31 KB]

Simpson, J.R. and E.G. McPherson. 1998. Simulation of tree shade impacts on residential energy use for space conditioning in Sacramento. Atmospheric Environment: Urban Atmospheres. 32(1) :69-74 - View Document [616.57 KB]

McPherson, E.G., J.R. Simpson and K.I. Scott. 1998. Estimating cost effectiveness of residential yard trees for improving air quality in Sacramento, California, using existing models. Atmospheric Environment: Urban Atmospheres. 32(1) :75-84 - View Document [986.94 KB]

Simpson, J. and E.G. McPherson. 1998. A tool for evaluating atmospheric carbon reduction by urban forestry programs. In: Kollin, C. (ed). Cities by nature's design: Proceedings of the 8th national urban forest conference; 1999; Atlanta. Washington, D.C.: American Forests :58-61 - View Document [394.5 KB]

McPherson, E.G. 1998. The impact of shade trees on reducing heat island effect in parking lots. Arid Zone Times. February :1-2 - View Document [275.51 KB]

Scott, K.I., J.R. Simpson and E.G. McPherson. 1998. Green parking lots: can trees improve air quality?. California Urban Forests Council Newsletter: CUF Link. Spring :1-2 - View Document [304.43 KB]

Xiao, Q. 1998. Rainfall interception by urban forests. Davis, CA: University of California. Ph.D. Dissertation - View Document [242.24 KB]

McPherson, E.G. 1998. Water meters: one opinion - trees may suffer. TREE Davis Newsletter: Branching Out. 5 :2

Peper, P.J. and E.G. McPherson. 1998. Comparison of five methods for estimating leaf area index of open-grown deciduous trees. Journal of Arboriculture. 24(2) :98-111 - View Document [281.41 KB]

Peper, P.J. and E.G. McPherson. 1998. Comparison of four foliar and woody biomass estimation methods applied to open-grown deciduous trees. Journal of Arboriculture. 24(4) :191-200 - View Document [1.96 MB]

McPherson, E.G. and J. Lichter. 1998. Synopsis of tree root response to circling root barriers. Western Arborist. 25 :40-41 - View Document [263.89 KB]

Peper, P.J. 1998. Comparison of root barriers installed at two depths for reduction of White Mulberry roots in the soil surface. In: Watson, G.W. and D. Neely, (eds). The landscape below ground II: proceedings of an international workshop on tree root development in urban soils; 1998; San Francisco. Champaign, IL: International Society of Arboriculture :82-93 - View Document [46.86 KB]

Pickett, S.T.A., W.R. Burch, Jr., S.E. Dalton, T.W. Foresman, J.M. Grove and R.A. Rowntree. 1997. A conceptual framework for the study of human ecosystems in urban areas. Urban Ecosystems. 1 :185-199

McPherson, E.G. 1997. Sacramento's urban forest ecosystem. Urban Green Tech. 24 :23-28

McPherson, E.G., D. Nowak, G. Heisler, S. Grimmond, C. Souch, R. Grant, and R.A. Rowntree. 1997. Quantifying urban forest structure, function, and value: the Chicago urban forest climate project. Urban Ecosystems. 1 :49-61 - View Document [996.57 KB]

Simpson, J.R. and E.G. McPherson. 1997. The effects of roof albedo modification on cooling loads of scale model residences in Tucson, Arizona. Energy and Buildings. 25(2) :127-137 - View Document [1.02 MB]

Peper, P.J. and E.G. McPherson. 1997. Street trees and urban infrastructure: getting at the root of the problem. Arborist News. 6(2) :34-35 - View Document [499.07 KB]

McPherson, E.G., J.R. Simpson and K.I. Scott. 1996. BACT analysis: are there cost effective air quality benefits from trees?. In: Proceedings of the 9th joint conference on the applications of air pollution meteorology with the Air and Waste Management Association. Boston: American Meteorological Society :355-359 - View Document [433.62 KB]

Simpson, J.R. and E.G. McPherson. 1996. Estimating urban forest impacts on climate-mediated residential energy use. In: Proceedings of the 12th conference on biometeorology and aerobiology. Boston: American Meteorological Society :462-465 - View Document [364.74 KB]

Simpson, J.R. and E.G. McPherson. 1996. Potential of tree shade for reducing residential energy use in California. Journal of Arboriculture. 22(1) :10-18 - View Document [991.73 KB]

McPherson, E.G. 1996. Urban forest landscapes: how greenery saves greenbacks. In: Wagner, C., (ed). 1996. Annual meeting proceedings. Washington, D.C.: American Society of Landscape Architects :27-29 - View Document [319.73 KB]

Wong, T.W. 1996. Parking lot shade study: a critical examination of Davis parking lot tree shade. Senior thesis project. Davis, CA. University of California and USDA Forest Service, Western Center for Urban Forest Research :75 - View Document [8.36 MB]

Nowak, D.J., R.A. Rowntree, E.G. McPherson, S.M. Sisinni, E. Kerkmann and J.C. Stevens. 1996. Measuring and analyzing urban tree cover. Landscape and Urban Planning. 36 :49-57 - View Document [1.17 MB]

McPherson, E.G. and P.J. Peper. 1996. Costs of street tree damage to infrastructure. Arboricultural Journal. 20 :143-160 - View Document [908.58 KB]

McPherson, E.G. and P.J. Peper. 1996. Infrastructure repair costs associated with street trees in 15 cities. In: Watson, G.W. and D. Neely (eds). Trees and building sites. Savoy, IL: International Society of Arboriculture :49-63 - View Document [949.75 KB]

McPherson, E.G., D. Nowak, G. Heisler, S. Grimmond, C. Souch, R. Grant and R. Rowntree. 1995. Results of the Chicago urban forest climate project. In: Kollin, C. (ed). Proceedings of the 7th national urban forest conference; 1995 September 12-16; New York. Washington, D.C.: American Forests :85-88 - View Document [401.72 KB]

McPherson, E.G. 1995. Net benefits of healthy and productive urban forests. In: Bradley, G.A., (ed). Urban forest landscapes: integrating multidisciplinary perspectives. Seattle: University of Washington Press :180-194 - View Document [1.1 MB]

Jo, H.-K. and E.G. McPherson. 1995. Carbon storage and flux in urban residential greenspace. Journal of Environmental Management. 45 :109-133 - View Document [1.63 MB]

McPherson, E.G., R.A. Rowntree and J.A. Wagar. 1995. Energy-efficient landscapes. In: Bradley, G.A., (ed). Urban forest landscapes: integrating multidisciplinary perspectives. Seattle: University of Washington Press :150-160 - View Document [2.06 MB]

Sacamano, P.L., E.G. McPherson, J. Myhre, M. Stankovich, R.C. Weih. 1995. Describing urban forest cover: an evaluation of airborne videography. Journal of Forestry. 93 :43-48 - View Document [1.1 MB]

Barker, P.A. and P.J. Peper. 1995. Strategies to prevent damage to sidewalks by tree roots. Arboricultural Journal. 19 :295-309 - View Document [1004.59 KB]

Barker, P.A. 1995. Managed development of tree roots II: ultra-deep rootball and root barrier effects on Southwestern Black Cherry. Journal of Arboriculture. 21(5) :251-259 - View Document [867.74 KB]

Barker, P.A. 1995. Managed development of tree roots I: ultra-deep rootball and root barrier effects on European Hackberry. Journal of Arboriculture. 21(4) :202-208 - View Document [1.28 MB]

McPherson, E.G. and J.R. Simpson. 1995. Shade trees as a demand-side resource. Home Energy, March/April 11-17 p - View Document [519.79 KB]

Rowntree, R.A. 1994. Toward ecosystem management: shifts in the core and the context of urban forest ecology. In: Bradley, G.A. (ed). Urban forest landscapes: integrating multidisciplinary perspectives. Seattle: University of Washington Press :43-59 - View Document [3.18 MB]

Peper, P.J. 1994. She saved my life. Women in Natural Resources. 15(3) :10-13 - View Document [562.66 KB]

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McPherson, E.G. 1993. Evaluating the cost effectiveness of shade trees for demand-side management. The Electricity Journal. 6(9) :57-65 - View Document [917.36 KB]

McPherson, E.G. 1993. Monitoring urban forest health. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 26 :165-174 - View Document [651.24 KB]

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McPherson, E.G. 1992. Accounting for benefits and costs of urban greenspace. Landscape and Urban Planning. 22 :41-51 - View Document [900.74 KB]

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