Selected Resources

General Urban Forest Resources:

• Cities4Forests Toolbox
• Guidelines on Urban and Peri-urban Forestry (FAO)
• Urban Forest Management Plan Toolkit
• Routledge Handbook of Urban Forestry (2017)
• Urban Forestry: Planning and Managing urban Greenspaces (Miller, Hauer, and Werner, 2015)
• Legal and Institutional Aspects of Urban and Peri-urban Forestry and Greening (FAO)
• Planning for Urban Forests, American Planning Association (2009)

Resources for Public Space Interventions:

• Cities Safer by Design (WRI)
• Toolkit for Community Participation in Pocket Parks (EMBARQ)
• Complete Streets Local Policy Workbook (Smart Growth America)
• The 8 Principles of the Sidewalk: Building More Active Cities

General Green Infrastructure Resources:

• Green Infrastructure: How to Manage Water in a Sustainable Way (NRDC)
• Integrating Green and Gray: Creating Next Generation Infrastructure (WRI)

Social Equity Resources:

• Cities4Forests Social Equity Learning Guide
• Roadmap for Inclusive Planning (C40)
• Mapping Social Landscapes Guide (WRI)
• Meaningful Stakeholder Consultation (IDB)

Guidelines and Literature on Urban Trees/ Green Infrastructure and Air Quality:

• Using Green Infrastructure to Protect People from Air Pollution (Greater London Authority)
• Implementing Green Infrastructure for Air Pollution Abatement: General Recommendations for Management and Plant Species Selection (University of Surrey)
• Using Green Infrastructure to Improve Urban Air Quality (GI4AQ) (Hewitt, Ashworth, and MacKenzie, 2020)