Thesis (M.S.)--Oregon State University, 2010. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 111-114). Also available on the World Wide Web.

Dissertation (Dr. nat. techn.) -- Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-167) and indexes of figures and tables.

Thesis (MAgric)--University of Stellenbosch, 2006. / Bibliography. Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 126-133). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2003. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 69-71).

Street trees are a subpopulation of the urban forest resource and exist in the rights-of-way adjacent to public roads in a municipality. Benefit-cost analyses have shown that the annual benefits provided by the average street tree far outweigh the costs of planting and maintenance. City and municipal foresters spend a majority of their time and resources managing street tree populations. Sample street tree inventories are a common method of estimating municipal street tree populations for the purposes of making urban forest policy, planning, and management decisions. i-Tree Streets is a suite of software tools capable of producing estimates of street tree abundance and value from a sample of street trees taken along randomly selected sections (segments) of public streets. During sample street tree inventories conducted by Virginia Tech Urban Forestry, it was observed that the lengths of the sample streets recommended by i-Tree varied greatly within most municipalities leading to concern about the impact of street length variation on sampling precision. This project was conducted to improve i-Tree Streets by changing the recommended sampling protocol without altering the software. Complete street tree censuses were obtained from 7 localities and standardized using GIS. The effects of standardizing street segments to 3 different lengths prior to sampling on the accuracy and precision of i-Tree Streets estimates were investigated though computer simulations and analysis of changes in variation in number of trees per street segment as a basis for recommending procedural changes. It was found that standardizing street segments significantly improved the precision of i-Tree Streets estimates. Based on the results of this investigation, it is generally recommended that street segments be standardized to 91m (300 ft) prior to conducting a sample inventory. Standardizing to 91m will significantly reduce the number of trees, the number of street segments, and the percentage of total street segments that must be sampled to achieve an estimate with a 10% relative standard error. The effectiveness of standardization and the associated processing time can be computed from municipal attributes before standardization so practitioners can gauge the marginal gains in field time versus costs in processing time. Automating standardization procedures or conducting an optimization study of segment length would continue to increase the efficiency and marginal gains associated with street segment standardization. / Master of Science

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Oregon State University, 2010. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 129-145). Also available on the World Wide Web.

In southern Zululand in the province of KwaZulu-Natal within the iNkandla Magisterial District, a rural area, lies the indigenous iNkandla forest. This is the last remaining rare relict type of indigenous high wet rain forest in Southern Africa. This forest is of great importance not only for its unique biodiversity, its perennial source of water, but also as a resource base for the Cube people. This remote community lives mostly a traditional Zulu lifestyle in an area devoid of basic infrastructure, municipal services or economic activity. The Cube people are reliant on the forest resources for some of their daily basic material needs. This dissertation is an examination of the relationship between the Cube people and the iNkandla forest over time. The study investigates the ecology and biodiversity of the iNkandla forest. It also describes the Cube people's lifestyle, history and the continuous utilisation of the forest resources. The core focus of the study is that the iNkandla forest is not only an integral part of the Cube people's lives, but also has a rich cultural history. The research findings show that the daily activities of the Cube are impacting heavily on the forest resources. In order to minimise negative environmental impacts, sustainable utilisation of these resources needs to be established. This can enhance the relationship between the Cube people and the forest. The people's view of the forest and its change with time is investigated. The goods and services this forest provides to meet people's basic material needs portrays the relationship between the people and the forest. To sustain this relationship a model that illustrates a process that can be established and implemented effectively is recommended. This process will empower the Cube people to make constructive and effective choices and decisions. It will also inform the people of the sustainable ways of utilising the forest resources and enhance their relationship with the natural resources. The aim is to promote future developments that the Cube people are likely to see in future. This will inform their understanding of sustainable utilisation of the forest resources for future generations. Empowered people will recognise social principles for appropriate interactions with nature. The final part in this study revisits the theory of environmental history. It outlines briefly the manner in which the environmental history theory has been applied. It also explains the reason why the principles of environmental history have been adopted for this study. / Thesis (M.Sc.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2002

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Montana, 2006. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on July 2, 2007). Includes bibliographical references (p. 82-87).

Community forestry is now a popular approach in forest management globally. Although local communities have previously been involved in forest management in various minor ways, community-based forestry is very new in the Australian context. Because of the multiple interests of forest users and other community interest groups, a wider range of up-to-date information is being requested in community forestry, than has been used in ‘conventional’ government-based forest management in the past. The overall aim of this research was to explore the potential and constraints for the application of Geographic Information System (GIS) technology in community forest management in Australia and to relate the results also to Nepal. Specific objectives were to: (i) review the applications of GIS in forestry and community forestry worldwide, (ii) determine stakeholders’ views on their requirements for the use of GIS in community-based forest management, (iii) prepare and demonstrate various practical applications of GIS requested by community groups in the Wombat State Forest, (iv) identify the strengths and limitations of GIS in community forestry, and (v) relate findings on GIS applications in Australia to community forestry in Nepal. This study involved a combination of three approaches: review of global literature on GIS, use of GIS and related technologies, and participatory action research. A wide variety of spatial information was identified through community groups as important for community forest planning and management.