Urban Tree Planting Suitability: Company Contract Case Study

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Unsuitable Urban Tree Planting Areas Within Select Toronto Census Tracts Unsuitable land restrictions based on zoning criteria for water features, property lines and stucture area.

Structure, 3m Buffer

Water Feature, 25m Buffer

Tree Planting Land Suitability Unsuitable

Census Tract Rosedale-Moore Park North St. James Town Cabbagetown-South St. James Town Broadview North Playter Estates-Danforth North Riverdale 0

0.5

1

2

Property Lines, Structure and Water Feature Combined

3 km

1:75,000 *Raster Resolution of 0.6m2

Tree Planting Land Suitability

Property Lines, 3m Buffer

Suitable Unsuitable

Census Tracts

Boundaries

*Raster Resolution of 0.6m2

0

0.5

1

2

3 km

1:50,000 Created by Anton Schefter, 07-16-2018 Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 17N Sources: City of Toronto, 2007, 2014; Natural Resources Canada, 2000; DMTI, 2009


Surface Analysis for Toronto Study Area Aspect

Digital Elevation Model

Slope Direction

Slope

Elevation (m)

Flat (-1°)

Value

North (0-22.5°) Northeast (22.5-67.5°)

Degree (°) Range 0.001300218 - 0.819344123 0.819344123 - 1.91006933

High : 135.859

1.910069331 - 3.273475838

Low : 73.4841

East (67.5-112.5°)

3.273475839 - 4.909563648

*Raster Resolution of 6m

Southeast (112.5-157.5°)

2

4.909563649 - 6.750162435

South (157.5-202.5°)

6.750162436 - 8.658931546

Southwest (202.5-247.5°)

8.658931547 - 10.77221163

West (247.5-292.5°)

10.77221164 - 13.02183237

Northwest (292.5-337.5°)

13.02183238 - 17.3847332

North (337.5-360°)

*Raster Resolution of 6m2

*Raster Resolution of 6m

2

1:110,000

0

1

2

4

6 km Created by Anton Schefter, 07-16-2018 Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 17N Sources: City of Toronto, 2007, 2014; Natural Resources Canada, 2000; DMTI, 2009


Suitable Urban Tree Planting Areas Across Selected Toronto Census Tracts Tree Planting Land Suitability

Based on physical and legal restrictions taken from land use raster overlay and surface analysis results within the City of Toronto.

Suitable Unsuitable

Census Tracts Boundaries *Raster Resolution of 6m2

Broadview North

Rosedale-Moore Park

Playter Estates-Danforth

North Riverdale North St. James Town CabbagetownSouth St. James Town

0

0.25

0.5

1

1.5

km

1:24,000 Created by Anton Schefter, 07-16-2018 Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 17N Sources: City of Toronto, 2007, 2014; Natural Resources Canada, 2000; DMTI, 2009


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