This sampling of research and research institutions describes the benefits of trees from environmental, economic, and social perspectives. Several of these studies are based in Portland and provide a local lens through which to view the benefits of our urban forest. Search the US Forest Service's Urban Ecosystems and Social Dynamics Program database for more studies on the benefits of urban trees.

Environmental benefits of trees

Economic benefits of trees

Energy benefits of trees

Social and cultural benefits of trees

Individual benefits of trees

Environmental benefits of trees

• Urban Forests, Environmental Quality and Human Health

              USDA Forest Service

• Benefits of trees & the urban forest

              Sustainable Cities Institute at the National League of Cities

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Economic benefits of trees

• Trees in the city: valuing street trees in Portland

              Donovan, Geoffrey H., and David Butry. 2010

• The effect of urban trees on the rental price of single-family homes in Portland, Oregon

              Donovan, Geoffrey H., and David Butry. 2011

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Energy benefits of trees

• Green Plants or Power Plants?

              Geiger, J.R. 2002

• Effects of California's Urban Forests on Energy Use and Potential Savings From Large-Scale Tree Planting

              McPherson, E. Gregory, and James R. Simpson. 2001

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Social and cultural benefits of trees

• The effect of trees on crime in Portland

              Donovan, Geoffrey H., and Jeffrey P. Prestemon. 2012

• Human Dimensions of Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

              Projects Director Kathleen L. Wolf, Ph.D.

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Individual benefits of trees

• Landscape and Human Health Laboratory

              University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• The Significance of Urban Trees and Forests: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Values

              Dwyer, John F., Herbert W. Schroeder, and Paul H. Gobster. 1991

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