MA Ch.2 Planning The Urban Forest Flashcards
Environmental, social, and public factors that influence the dynamics of the vegetation resource over time
Agents of change
In the planting process the evaluation of program or process effectiveness, incorporation of changes in community values and response to new information
Feedback
Map and/or document that allocates specific locations in the community for various uses
Land-use plan
Document that describes how goals are to be accomplished within a defined time frame; includes tasks, priorities, best management practices, standards, specifications, budgets and staffing analyses.
Management plan
Document that describes a community’s urban forest, both public and privately owned, and identifies goals.
Master plan
In urban forestry an evaluation of trees based on inventory, canopy assessment, and/or sample surveys; may also consider factors affecting the urban forest such as soils, hydrology, water quality, temperature extremes and wind
Resource assessment
Document that defines a tree risk management policy, describes tree inspection and documentation procedures and provides an action plan to minimize risk.
Risk management plan
Person or group that has an interest in, or is affected by, an activity or decision
Stakeholder
Maintenance of ecological, social, and economic functions and benefits over time. Individual components of the urban forest change over time as trees die and are replaced, but the function is sustained.
Sustainable urban forest
Record of each tree within a designated population; typically includes species, size, location, condition and maintenance requirements.
Tree inventory
Predetermined, orderly means for job completion; identifies what work will be performed, when, by whom, to what standards and safety requirements, and at what cost
Work plan
