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Ecology for Health: Design Guidance for Fostering Human Health and Biodiversity in Cities. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. SFEI Contribution No. 1130. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
. 2023. (7.79 MB) (85.39 MB)Greenspaces provide crucial nature contact for urban residents. When we have greater access and exposure to nature in the places where we live, work, learn, and play, we tend to experience better human health outcomes. Urban parks, trees, and vegetation encourage physical activity, reduce anxiety and depression, support social cohesion by providing gathering spaces, and are associated with reduced mortality and improved overall health.
While traditionally biodiversity conservation has focused on large open spaces, cities can also play a key role in supporting biodiversity. Many of the world’s major cities developed in biodiversity hotspots due to historical settlement patterns dependent on natural resources. Thus cities contain vital remnant habitat as well as globally important native and endangered species that rely on urban greenspaces.
As urbanization increases, cities around the world are developing and implementing plans to better integrate nature within urban settings. Many of these plans emphasize the importance of urban greening in providing multiple, substantial benefits such as biodiversity conservation, stormwater management, human health and well-being improvements, climate resilience, and more. However not all greenspaces are created equal in their biodiversity support and human health provision.
The goal of this document is to provide science-based guidance for designing urban spaces that foster both human health and urban biodiversity. Anyone making decisions about land use and urban design in cities across the world can benefit from the recommendations in this document (including community organizations, local non-profits, local leaders and policy makers, city planners, urban designers, landscape architects, engineers, gardeners/horticulturists/arborists, residents, and landowners). However, the majority of the document is specifically aimed at supporting designers and planners who work at the planning, site, and detailed design scales such as landscape architects, civil engineers, and urban designers. As noted in more detail in the limitations section below, this document synthesizes global research and design strategies while strongly informed by our experience as scientists and designers in California’s San Francisco Bay Area.
Growing Resilience: Recommendations for Dune Management at North Ocean Beach. SFEI Contribution No. 1155. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
2023. (14.6 MB) (18.58 MB)Landscape Scenario Planning Tool User Guide v2.2.0. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, Calif.
. 2023. (5.27 MB)Where creeks meet baylands: Opportunities to re-establish freshwater and sediment delivery to the baylands of San Francisco Bay. SFEI Contribution No. 1150. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
. 2023. (24.29 MB)Ecotone levees and wildlife connectivity: A technical update to the Adaptation Atlas. SFEI Contribution No. 1037. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
. 2021. (47.42 MB) (14.82 MB)Delta Landscapes Scenario Planning Tool User Guide. Version 1.0.0. SFEI Contribution No. 989. SFEI: Richmond, CA.
. 2020. (2.88 MB)New Life for Eroding Shorelines: Beach and Marsh Edge Change in the San Francisco Estuary. SFEI Contribution No. 984.
2020. (9.17 MB) (44.24 MB) (81.05 MB)The Pulse of the Bay 2019: Pollutant Pathways. SFEI Contribution No. 954. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
. 2019. (21.42 MB)Annotated Bibliography for Sycamore Alluvial Woodland Habitat Mapping and Regeneration Studies Project.
. 2017. (769.62 KB)One component of the Sycamore Alluvial Woodland Habitat Mapping and Regeneration Studies Project is this annotated bibliography of existing scientific literature pertaining to California sycamore ecology. This annotated bibliography is a product of an extensive review into documents, mapping efforts, and personal communications, and presents sources that have been determined to be relevant to understanding the factors that influence California sycamore health and regeneration in central California. The annotated bibliography is divided into the following sections by topic: General Ecology; Historical and Present Distribution; Restoration Ecology and Management; Wildlife Ecology; Geomorphology; Hydrology and Soils; and Health and Regeneration. Each item is briefly summarized and its relevance to the project is described. References that fall under multiple categories are cross-referenced within the document. Similarly, key words are indicated or each reference to highlight various subtopics affecting California sycamore ecology.
The Pulse of the Bay: The 25th Anniversary of the RMP. SFEI Contribution No. 841. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
. 2017. (15.72 MB)2015 Annual Monitoring Report. SFEI Contribution No. 775. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
. 2016. (3.28 MB)2016 Regional Monitoring Program Update. SFEI Contribution No. 790. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
. 2016. (6.27 MB)2016 RMP Sturgeon Derby Study Sampling & Analysis Plan. San Francisco Estuary Institute : Richmond, CA.
. 2016. (250.62 KB)California Wetland and Riparian Area Protection Policy. Technical Advisory Team. Technical Memorandum No. 5: Stream Definition (Final Draft). SFEI Contribution No. 1001.
. 2016. (816.97 KB)2016. EcoAtlas - Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program: Tool Integration White Paper. SFEI Contribution No. 800.
(703.29 KB)Green Infrastructure at SFEI: Making Green Infrastructure Work in the Bay Area (Fact Sheet). San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
. 2016. (2.61 MB)2013-2014 Annual Monitoring Results. SFEI Contribution No. 758. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
. 2015. (2.86 MB)2015 Pulse of the Bay: The State of Bay Water Quality - 2015 and 2065. SFEI Contribution No. 759. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
. 2015. (9.54 MB)2015 Sturgeon Muscle Plug Study Sampling & Analysis Plan. San Francisco Estuary Institute : Richmond, CA.
. 2015. (189.22 KB)Riparian Zone Estimation Tool Hydrologic Connectivity Module: Documentation and Validation of Selected Methodology. San Francisco Estuary Institute: 745.
. 2015. (3.15 MB)RipZET: The Riparian Zone Estimation Tool version 2.0. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
. 2015. (5.11 MB)Natural Flow Hydrodynamic Modeling Technology Support Phase 1 Technical Memorandum.
2014. (3.13 MB)This technical memorandum summarizes the work to date carried out by the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) to generate a bathymetric-topographic digital elevation model (DEM) of the historical Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (representative of early 1800s conditions). The historical DEM described in this document is an interim/draft product completed for Phase I of the Bay-Delta Natural Flow Hydrodynamics and Salinity Transport modeling project. It is expected that the product and methods described here will be refined during a second phase of the project.
2013 Pulse of the Bay: Contaminants of Emerging Concern. San Francisco Estuary Institute : Richmond, CA. p 102.
. 2013. (17.25 MB)Riparian Zone Estimation Tool: Hydrologic Connectivity Module Field Plan. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
. 2013. (5.1 MB)Statistical Design, Analysis, and Graphics for the Guadalupe River Watershed Assessment 2012. SFEI Contribution No. 687. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
2013. (4.88 MB)2011 Pulse of the Estuary: Pollutant Effects on Aquatic Life. SFEI Contribution No. 660. San Francisco Estuary Institute : Richmond, CA. p 104.
. 2012. (10.81 MB)California Wetland and Riparian Area Protection Policy. Technical Advisory Team. Technical Memorandum No. 3: Landscape Framework for Wetlands and Other Aquatic Areas. SFEI Contribution No. 999.
. 2012. (2.98 MB)California Wetland and Riparian Area Protection Policy. Technical Advisory Team. Technical Memorandum No. 2: Wetland Definition. SFEI Contribution No. 998.
. 2012. (1.35 MB)California Wetland and Riparian Area Protection Policy. Technical Advisory Team. Technical Memorandum No. 4: Wetland Identification and Delineation. SFEI Contribution No. 1000.
. 2012. (2.44 MB)The Pulse of the Delta: Linking Science & Management through Regional Monitoring. Aquatic Science Center: Richmond, CA.
. 2012. (17.41 MB)2009 Annual Monitoring Results. SFEI Contribution No. 629. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
. 2011. (1.91 MB)Bay Area Aquatic Resources Inventory (BAARI) . SFEI Contribution No. 746. p 79.
. 2011. (41.31 MB)Contra Costa County 1939 Aerial Photomosaic, GIS layer containing orthorectified historical aerial imagery of Contra Costa County from 1939.
. 2011. Ecological Monitoring & Assessment Framework: Stream Ecosystem Condition Profile: Coyote Creek Watershed . San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA. p 109.
. 2011. (3.83 MB) (1.88 MB)The Pulse of the Delta: Monitoring and Managing Water Quality in the Sacramento - San Joaquin Delta. Aquatic Science Center: Oakland, CA.
. 2011. (13.18 MB)White Paper on Public Policy Options for Water Quality Improvements in the Critical Coastal Areas. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
. 2011. White Paper on Public Policy Options for Water Quality Improvements in the Critical Coastal Areas. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
. 2011. (8.26 MB)2008 RMP Annual Monitoring Results. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
. 2010. (3.56 MB)2010 Pulse of the Estuary: Linking the Watersheds and the Bay. SFEI Contribution No. 618. San Francisco Estuary Institute : Oakland, CA. p 96.
. 2010. (19.17 MB)2009 Pulse of the Estuary: Bay Sediments - Past a Tipping Point. SFEI Contribution No. 583. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA. p 92.
. 2009. (15.32 MB)California Wetland and Riparian Area Protection Policy. Technical Advisory Team. Technical Memorandum No. 1: Technical Advisory Team. SFEI Contribution No. 997. SFEI: Oakland, CA.
. 2009. (281.31 KB)2008 Pulse of the Estuary: Monitoring and Managing Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary. SFEI Contribution No. 559. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
. 2008. (15.07 MB)California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM) Fact Sheet, Level 2, State version. SFEI Contribution No. 562. p 2 pages.
. 2008. (390.99 KB)CMARP Phase III Technical Support: Highlighting Monitoring Activities and Recommendations for Addressing Shortfalls and Improving Monitoring Coordination in the Delta-Suisun Bay Planning Area. SFEI Contribution No. 565. Department of Fish and Game, Central Valley Bay-Delta Branch, Ecosystem Restoration Program.
. 2008. Wetland Tracker Factsheet, Bay Area, Level 1: Landscpae Assessment. SFEI Contribution No. 568. SFEI. p 2, front and back.
. 2008. (330.46 KB)Wetland Tracker Factsheet, Level 1: Landscape Assessment, CA State version. SFEI Contribution No. 569.
. 2008. 2007 Pulse of the Estuary: Monitoring and Managing Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary. SFEI Contribution No. 532. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA. p 88.
. 2007. (32.34 MB)CALFED's Fish Mercury Project. SFEI Contribution No. 531. San Francisco Estuary Institute and CALFED.
. 2007. (21.81 MB)CALFED's FIsh Mercury Project FACT SHEET-- Monitoring and Reducing Methylmercury Exposure in the Bay Delta Watershed. SFEI Contribution No. 538. SFEI.
. 2007. The 2004 to 2005 RMP Annual Monitoring Results. Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary (RMP). SFEI Contribution No. 519. San Francisco Estuary Institute. p 220.
. 2006. (11.44 MB)2006 Pulse of the Estuary: Monitoring and Managing Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary. SFEI Contribution No. 517. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA. p 82.
. 2006. (15.91 MB)2003 Annual Results: San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program for Trace Substances. SFEI Contribution No. 398. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
. 2005. (10.48 MB)2005 Pulse of the Estuary: Monitoring and Managing Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary. SFEI Contribution No. 78. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA. p 84.
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2002 Annual Results. SFEI Contribution No. 318.
. 2004. (10.19 MB)2004 Pulse of the Estuary: Monitoring & Managing Contamination in the San Francisco Estuary. SFEI Contribution No. 401. San Francisco Estuary Institute : Oakland, CA.
. 2004. (12.84 MB)Field Evaluations of Alternative Pest Control Methods in California Waters. . SFEI Contribution No. 105. p 110 pp.
. 2004. (2.73 MB)Field Evaluations of Alternative Pest Control Methods in California Waters. SFEI Contribution No. 95.
. 2004. 2001 Annual Results: San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program for Trace Substances. SFEI Contribution No. 280. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
. 2003. (151.18 KB) (3.46 MB) (3.47 MB) (4.62 MB) (332.46 KB)2003 Pulse of the Estuary: Monitoring & Managing Contamination in the San Francisco Estuary. SFEI Contribution No. 74. San Francisco Estuary Institute : Oakland, CA.
. 2003. (8.09 MB)2000 Annual Results: San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program for Trace Substances. SFEI Contribution No. 238. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
. 2002. (788.42 KB) (1.32 MB) (1.32 MB) (3.26 MB) (2.23 MB)2000 Pulse of the Estuary: Monitoring and Managing Contamination in the San Francisco Estuary. SFEI Contribution No. 88. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
. 2002. (4.66 MB)1993 - 1999 Pulse of the Estuary: Monitoring and Managing Contamination in the San Francisco Estuary. SFEI Contribution No. 101. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
. 2001. (823.97 KB)1999 Annual Results: San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program for Trace Substances. SFEI Contribution No. 351. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
. 2001. (5.59 MB)The San Francisco Bay Seafood Consumption Study Report. SFEI Contribution No. 369. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
. 2001. (4.03 MB) (21.55 KB) (18.13 KB) (16.31 KB) (348.19 KB)1998 Annual Results: San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program for Trace Substances. SFEI Contribution No. 334. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
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