Assessing Urban Forest Effects and Values After Hurricane Impacts in Louisiana
Assessing Urban Forest Effects and Values After Hurricane Impacts in Louisiana Kamran K. Abdollahi, Ph.D. Urban Forestry • The art, science, and technology of managing trees and forest resources in and around urban community ecosystems for the physiological, sociological, economic, and aesthetic benefits trees provide society. (Helms, 1998) • HELMS, JOHN A., ed. 1998. The Dictionary of Forestry. P. 193. Bethesda, Maryland: The Society of American Foresters. What is Urban Forestry • Science and Technology • Urban Forest Ecosystem Based Biophysical • Biophysical (Biological Management of Sustainable Urban Forest and Physical) Ecosystem for Improving • Management the Quality of life in Urban • Sustainable and Rural Communities. • Quality of Life Example: Baton Rouge Urban Forest Ecosystem Analysis • Collaboration with the • Utilization of the Results USDA-FS – Management • Why we used UFORE/i-Tree – Research • Innovations: Bioproduct • Results Development from Wood • Potentials for enhancing Waste generated from the urban forest i-Tree Eco – Education – Outreach – Policy & Investment/Funding Implications at City, State, and National Levels Enhancing Urban Forestry Education, Research and Outreach Regional and National Climate Change Assessment (Science and Technology Integration into Urban Forestry Education) Baton Rouge Capital of Louisiana Historic Sites &Tourism Native Trees Major Port City Urban Green Infrastructure Post-Hurricane Gustav and the need for Baton Rouge Urban Forest Assessment DEAD TREES REPORTED "REMOVED" Large, 13000, 21% Small, 22000, 36% Mid, 26000, 43% Urban Forest Ecosystem Analysis for Baton Rouge, Louisiana • Project Team – Kamran K. Abdollahi, Ph.D. (Professor, SU Ag Center) – Zhu Hua Ning, Ph.D. (Professor, SU Ag Center) – Puskar Khanel, Ph.D. (Former Ph.D. Student- • Assistant Professor-Clemson University) – Thomas Legindeniye, Ph.D.
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