A Photographic Guide to the Evaluation of Hazard Trees in Urban Areas
by James R. Clark, Nelda P. Matheny
This photographic guide offers a systematic method for assessing hazard trees in urban areas. It covers site conditions, structural defects, possible failure, target significance, and hazard ratings, helping managers identify dangerous situations, rank their severity, and establish priorities for corrective work.
About This Book
This guide presents a systematic approach to evaluating the hazard potential of urban trees.
It discusses reviewing past and present site conditions and identifying structural defects in roots, root crowns, trunks, and tree crowns.
The guide also addresses likely and significant failure, the significance of targets, and the development of hazard ratings.
Illustrated with full-color photographs, this 85-page softcover includes appendices and is designed to support tree managers in ranking hazards and prioritizing work.
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