Additional Resources
Bardekjian, A. & Puric-Mladenovic, D. (2025). Additional Resources. In Growing Green Cities: A Practical Guide to Urban Forestry in Canada. Tree Canada. Retrieved from Tree Canada: https://treecanada.ca/urban-forestry-guide/additional-resources/
Expand your knowledge with the curated resources and further reading below.
Resources
Canadian
- Cardou, F., Aubin, I., Bergeron, A., & Shipley, B. (2020). Functional markers to predict forest ecosystem properties along a rural-to-urban gradient. Journal of Vegetation Science, 31(3), 416-428.
- Cities4Forests. (2020). Urban Forests for Healthier Cities: Policy, Planning, Regulations, And Institutional Arrangements – Learning Guide.
- EcoHealth Ontario. (2025). Policy Toolkit for Developing and Implementing Ecohealth Policies and Practices.
- Engel-Yan, J. B., Kennedy, C. A., & Pressnail, K. D. (2005). Natural infrastructure and neighbourhood sustainability. Paper presented at the Proceedings, Annual Conference – Canadian Society for Civil Engineering.
- Forest Gene Conservation Association. (n.d.). Homepage – FCGA.
- Green Infrastructure Ontario Coalition (GIOC). (2016). Toolkit Part I: Communicating the Benefits of the Urban Forest in a Municipal Context.
- Hotte, N., Nesbitt, L., Barron, S., Cowan, J., Cheng, Z. and Sheppard, S. (2016). The social and economic values of Canada’s urban forests: A national synthesis. Canadian Forest Service.
- Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada. (2022). Canada and Prince Edward Island invest in new water infrastructure for Charlottetown. Government of Canada.
- Larouche, J., Rioux, D., Bardekjian, A. C., & Gélinas, N. (2021). Urban forestry research needs identified by Canadian municipalities. Forestry Chronicle, 97(2), 158-167. doi:10.5558/tfc2021-017
- Mendes, P., Bourgeois, B., Pellerin, S. et al. (2024). Linkages between plant functional diversity and soil-based ecosystem services in urban and peri-urban vacant lots. Urban Ecosystems, 27, 1011–1026.
- Ontario Network on Ecosystem Services. Access Information – Guidance.
- Owen, D., Fitch, A., Fletcher, D., Knopp, J., Levin, G., Farley, K., . . . Jones, L. (2024). Opportunities and constraints of implementing the 3–30–300 rule for urban greening. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 98, 128393.
- Toronto Public Health. (2015). Green City: Why nature matters to health – An Evidence Review. Toronto, Ontario.
- Quinton, J. M. and Duinker, P. N. (2019). Beyond burial: researching and managing cemeteries as urban green spaces, with examples from Canada. Environmental Reviews, 27(2), 252-262.
Non-Canadian
- Alivio, M. B., Šraj, M. and Bezak, N. (2023). Investigating the reduction of rainfall intensity beneath an urban deciduous tree canopy. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 342, 109727.
- Borelli, S., Conigliaro, M., Di Cagno, F. (2023). Urban forests: a global perspective. Rome, FAO.
- Kane, R. (2004). The Green Fuse: Using plants to provide ecosystem services – a literature review. SPROUT Sustainable Plant Research and Outreach.
- Leff, M. (2016). The Sustainable Urban Forest: A Step-by-Step Approach. USDA Forest Service, Washington.
- The Nature Conservancy. (2022). The Biodiversity Action Guide.
- Sustainable Forestry Initiative. (2024). SFI Urban and Community Forest Sustainability Standard.
- University of Washington. (2018). Green Cities: Good Health – More Resources.
- Wentworth, J. (2017). Urban Green Infrastructure and Ecosystem Services – Research Briefing. Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, UK.