NDLI: A time series of urban forestry in Los Angeles

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Author	Gillespie, Thomas Welch Pincetl, Stephanie Brossard, Shea Smith, Jenny Saatchi, Sassan Pataki, Diane Saphores, Jean Daniel
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	There has been an increasing interest in the evolution of urban forests. This research uses historic and digital aerial photography to quantify changes in tree density in Los Angeles, California since the 1920’s. High-resolution geographic information system analysis (4 to 6 time periods) of three regions (San Fernando Valley, Hollywood, Los Angeles Basin) of Los Angeles reveals that there has not always been an increase in tree density with time. Tree densities on public and private land were highest in the 1940’s in Hollywood, while the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles Basin experienced a near linear increase in tree density on both private and public land since the 1920’s. When historic tree density reconstructions were examined for the 15 Los Angeles city council districts from the 1920’s, 1950’s and 2006, most districts in Los Angeles have experienced a significant increase in tree density, however, there has been wide variation in tree densities among city council districts. Trees densities have generally been higher on private land since the 1920’s and currently tree densities on private land are significantly higher than on public land. Results suggest the evolution of urban forests in Los Angeles mirrors the dynamics of urban forests in desert and grassland cities. It is possible to reconstruct the development of urban forests in sections of cities using historic and contemporary aerial photography. We estimated that Los Angeles averages approximately 104 trees per hectare (82 private land, 22 public land) based on 2006 imagery at 0.3 m resolution, however, field validation suggests that we identified only 73% of trees. Although there is still space to plant trees on public land, private land owners will need to be heavily involved in order to achieve the goals of Los Angeles’ Million Tree Initiative.
Starting Page	233
Ending Page	246
Page Count	14
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10838155
Journal	Urban Ecosystems
Volume Number	15
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15731642
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2011-07-12
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Aerial photography Geographic information system Los Angeles Public and private land Time series Tree density Urban forests Environmental Management Nature Conservation Ecology Urban Ecology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Urban Studies

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