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Shifting analysis to individual trees and their immediate neighborhood environments represents an important development in the continued evolution of forest economics. We review the history of individual- and neighborhood- based approaches in ecology and silviculture, and find evidence from those fields that neighborhood models of tree … Continue reading →

We discuss the contributions and potential contributions of M.R. Pressler’s paper “Aus der Holzzuwachs – lehre (zweiter Artikel)” published in Allgemeine Forstund Jagd-Zeitung (1860). After a partial review of the Pressler Indicator Rate Formula contributions to capital analysis, dynamic analysis, stochastic stumpage price models and multiple … Continue reading →

CAVAT (Capital Asset Value for Amenity Trees) has become popular for appraising urban trees in the UK. It is one of several approaches to addressing amenity value. Each has its problems. Expert-driven approaches may be subjective and unrepresentative. Consumerbased approaches remain susceptible to expert biasing and … Continue reading →