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An individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge required to perform the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit. This includes knowledge of:
urban forests and their benefits to community, including:models of urban forest managementobjectives, outcomes and performance metrics of urban forestsmaintaining urban forest healthtree anatomy, physiology, pathology, tree dynamics and edaphic environment in relation to urban forest managementurban forest as a resourcequantifying the urban forest as an asset, including:measuring and data setsspatial analysis of trees and forests, and the use of geographical information systems (GIS)canopy density targetsasset value of single treeasset value of forestvalue criteriarelevant benchmarkscost-benefit analysiscompeting views of forest valuescommunity objectives and outcomes of urban forests, including:socialenvironmentalpublic healtheconomicaesthetic termsmeasuring the performance of urban forests, including:performance metricsstakeholder requirements and perceptionsdesign and development of urban forest policies and management plans, including:conceptual framework of managing urban forestsstreet tree master plansvision statements and their role in management planssetting and documenting achievable and quantifiable goals and objectivesmaintaining accurate and accessible tree inventories, including:mapping and managing datadata management softwareinventories and databasessetting and planning the implementation of management plans, including:urban forest operational plansthe urban forest management plans.