Skip to main content

The Relationship Between Urban Leaf Area and Summertime Household Energy Usage

  • Chapter
  • 839 Accesses

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

Buying options

Chapter
USD   29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD   109.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Learn about institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  • Aber, J.D. and J.M. Melillo. 1991. Terrestrial Ecosystems. Saunders College Publishing, Chicago.

    Google Scholar 

  • Calavita, N. 1997. “Vale of tiers.” Planning 63(3):18–21.

    Google Scholar 

  • Calavita, N. 1992. “Growth machines and ballot box planning. The San Diego case.” Journal of Urban Affairs 14(1):1–24.

    Google Scholar 

  • Chason, J.W., D.D. Baldocchi, and M.A. Huston. 1991. “A comparison of direct and indirect methods for estimating forest canopy leaf area.” Agriculture Forestry and Meteorology 57:107–128.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Calavita, N. and R. Caves. 1994. “Planners attitudes toward growth: A comparative case study.” Journal of the American Planning Association 60:483–500.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ellsworth, D.S. and P.B. Reich. 1993. “Caonpy structure and vertical patterns of photosynthesis and related leaf traits in a deciduous forest.” Oceologia 96:169–178.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Freilich, R. (1999). From Sprawl to Growth: Successful Legal, Planning, and Environmental Systems. Chicago: American Bar Association.

    Google Scholar 

  • Gatrell, J.G. and R.R. Jensen, 2003. “Growth through greening: developing and assessing alternative economic development programs.” Applied Geography 22:331–350.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Green, E.P., P.J. Mumby, A.J. Edwards, C.D. Clark, and A.C. Ellis. 1997. “Estimating leaf area index of mangroves from satellite data.” Aquatic Botany 58:11–19.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Jensen, J.R. 2000a. Remote Sensing of the Environment: An Earth Resources Perspective. New Jersey, Prentice-Hall.

    Google Scholar 

  • Jensen, R.R. 2000b. “Measurement, Comparison, and Use of Remotely Derived Leaf Area Index Predictors.” University of Florida, Thesis, 133p.

    Google Scholar 

  • Jensen, R.R., J.R. Boulton, and B.T. Harper. 2003. “The Relationship Between Urban Leaf Area and Household Energy Usage in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA.” Journal of Arboriculture 29(4): 226–230.

    Google Scholar 

  • Larcher, W. 1975. Physiological Plant Ecology. New York: Springer-Verlag.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lymburner, L, P.J. Beggs and C.R. Jacobson. 2000. “Estimation of canopy-average surface-specific leaf area using Landsat TM data.” Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 66:183–191.

    Google Scholar 

  • Nel, E.M. and C.A. Wessman. 1993. “Caonopy transmittance models for estimating forest leaf area index.” Canadian Journal of Forest Resources 23:2579–2586.

    Google Scholar 

  • Nowak, D.J., M.H. Noble, S.M. Sisinni, and J.F. Dwyer. 2001. “Assessing the US urban forest resource.” Journal of Forestry, 99:37–42.

    Google Scholar 

  • Pierce, L.L. and S.W. Running. 1988. “Rapid estimation of coniferous forest leaf area index using a portable integrating radiometer.” Ecology, 69:1762–1767

    Google Scholar 

  • Weitz, J. (1999). Sprawl Busting: State Programs to Guide Growth. Chicago: APA Planners Press.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2005 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Jensen, R.R., Boulton, J.R., Harper, B.T. (2005). The Relationship Between Urban Leaf Area and Summertime Household Energy Usage. In: Geo-Spatial Technologies in Urban Environments. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26676-3_6

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics