Seattle'S ForeSt ecoSyStem ValueS - Forterra
Seattle'S ForeSt ecoSyStem ValueS - Forterra
Seattle'S ForeSt ecoSyStem ValueS - Forterra
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Replacement Value<br />
Infrastructure systems are essential for supporting human<br />
health and well-being in cities. While grey infrastructure is<br />
made up of drains, pipes, and wires that deliver water and<br />
energy and carry away waste, trees and vegetation make up<br />
a green infrastructure. This report demonstrates that the urban<br />
forest in Seattle is part of a green infrastructure system<br />
that works to provide a wide array of services and benefits.<br />
To get a sense of the costs to reestablish Seattle’s urban forest,<br />
i-Tree Eco estimates the replacement value. This equates<br />
to the cost of physically replanting trees and nurturing them<br />
to the size and extent of Seattle’s current forest.<br />
The replacement value of Seattle’s current urban<br />
forest is estimated to be $4.99 billion dollars.<br />
This value is estimated using methods established by the<br />
Council of Tree and Landscape Appraisers. Much like houses<br />
can be appraised, the replacement value of trees can be assessed.<br />
Field-collected size, species, condition, and location<br />
data, as well as literature-based replacement costs, transplantable<br />
size information, and local species factors are<br />
used in this estimate.<br />
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