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Green Infrastructure Tools for Planning & Management

Green Infrastructure Tools for Planning & Management. Georgia Urban Forest Council Quarterly Meeting Macon, Georgia August 19, 2010. Daniel Westcot , Senior Community Forester Georgia Forestry Commission Dudley R. Hartel, Center Manager Urban Forestry South Athens, Georgia.

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Green Infrastructure Tools for Planning & Management

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  1. Green Infrastructure Tools for Planning & Management Georgia Urban Forest Council Quarterly Meeting Macon, Georgia August 19, 2010 Daniel Westcot, Senior Community Forester Georgia Forestry Commission Dudley R. Hartel, Center ManagerUrban Forestry South Athens, Georgia

  2. Presentation Outline • ecosystem services of interest • environmental features of interest • tools for data collection or analysis • tools for implementation • tools for control & monitoring

  3. Environmental Services the “value” of green infrastructure • air quality (urban heat island, PM10) • watershed services (quality & quantity) • climate (carbon sequestration) • biodiversity • recreation • energy conservation (i.e. shading, avoided) • other cultural (physical & mental health)

  4. Environmental Features • tree canopy • riparian zones • agricultural lands • forest lands • agroforestry • wetlands • dune systems Green Infrastructure components may be public or private

  5. How “tools” Function • locate • quantify • measure impact • analyze • monitor gains & losses • protection

  6. “Tools” To Use • GIS-based tools for • hydrology • canopy and impervious delineation • cost-benefit software • i-Tree Streets (STRATUM) • ecosystem value software • i-Tree Eco (UFORE) • carbon calculators • data (spatial) • hydrography • infrastructure • public lands

  7. “Tools” To Use • inventories • trees • canopy • ordinances • Smartcode • BMPs • development practices • New Urbanism • LID (low impact development) • rating systems • LEED-ND

  8. Daniel Westcot Senior Community Forester Georgia Forestry Commission (912) 330-9432 dwestcot@gfc.state.ga.us Dudley R. Hartel Center Manager, Urban Forestry South Athens, Georgia (706) 559-4236 office dhartel@fs.fed.us www.UrbanForestrySouth.org

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