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2023
San Francisco Estuary Institute. 2023. 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.

Ecology for HealthGreenspaces 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.

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2020
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2017
H. T. Harvey & Associates; San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI). 2017. Annotated Bibliography for Sycamore Alluvial Woodland Habitat Mapping and Regeneration Studies Project.

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.

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2015
San Francisco Estuary Institute. 2015. 2013-2014 Annual Monitoring Results. SFEI Contribution No. 758. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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San Francisco Estuary Institute. 2015. RipZET: The Riparian Zone Estimation Tool version 2.0. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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2011
San Francisco Estuary Institute. 2011. 2009 Annual Monitoring Results. SFEI Contribution No. 629. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
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Salomon, M.; San Francisco Estuary Institute; Costa, Cof Contra. 2011. Contra Costa County 1939 Aerial Photomosaic, GIS layer containing orthorectified historical aerial imagery of Contra Costa County from 1939.
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2010
San Francisco Estuary Institute. 2010. 2008 RMP Annual Monitoring Results. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
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2003
San Francisco Estuary Institute. 2003. 2001 Annual Results: San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program for Trace Substances. SFEI Contribution No. 280. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
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1997
San Francisco Estuary Institute. 1997. 1995 Annual Report: San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program for Trace Substances. SFEI Contribution No. 21. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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1994
San Francisco Estuary Institute. 1994. 1993 Annual Report: San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program for Trace Substances. SFEI Contribution No. 4. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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1990
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Aquatic Habitat Institute. 1990. Estuarine Data Index: A Guide to Bay-Delta Research and Monitoring Programs, Volume I. SFEI Contribution No. 157. Aquatic Habitat Institute: RIchmond, CA. p 395.
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Aquatic Habitat Institute. 1990. Estuarine Index: A Guide to Bay-Delta Research and Monitoring Programs: Volume I. Association of Bay Area Governments Urban Runoff Studies, Association of Bay Area Governments Environmental Protection Agency. p 395.