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Model, GIS, Green Infrastructure, Trees

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This study outlines the development of a prototype decision support system (PDSS) that provides tools for improved urban forest canopy management. Additionally, the aim of this study was to stimulate discourse regarding urban forests as a municipal infrastructure to the same degree as other elements of civil engineering.