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[86] Ponte, S., Sonti, N. F., Locke, D. H., Mullinax, J., & Pavao-zuckerman, M. (2024). Investigating Social-Ecological Linkages in Baltimore, MD: Environmental Stewardship, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, and Tree Canopy Change at the Neighborhood Level. Cities and the Environment (CATE), 17(2). https://doi.org/10.15365/cate.2024.170207 https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cate/vol17/iss2/7 [LINK]
[85] Campbell, L. K., Svendsen, E. S., Johnson, M. L., Piland, N. C., Locke, D. H., Sonti, N. F., Morgan, G. J., Romolini, M., Mcmillen, H. L., Dacks, R., Dubois, B., Sayles, J. S., Muñoz-Erickson, T. A., Landau, L., Jasny, L., Heinlen, K., Arroyave, M., McCarthy, C., Bloniarz, D. V., … Fores, B. (2024). Reflecting on Local Ecological Stewardship, Care, and Action across Two Decades of Research. Cities and the Environment (CATE), 17(2). https://doi.org/10.15365/cate.2024.170203 https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cate/ vol17/iss2/3 [LINK]
[84] Winkler, R.L., Clark, J.A.G., Locke, D.H., Kremer, P., Aronson, M.F.J., Hoover, F.-A., J.H. Joo, La Rosa, D., KangJae J.L., Lerman, S.B., Pearsall, H., Vargo, T., Lepczyk, C., Nilon, C.. (2024). Beyond Proximity: Unequal access to social, environmental, and health amenities in urban parks. Nature Cities. https://www.nature.com/articles/s44284-024-00153-2 [LINK]
Data / code https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2024-0039
[83] Gerow, A., Kathambi, V., Locke, D.H., Ashton, M., & Brodersen, C. (2024). Street tree communities reflect socioeconomic inequalities and legacy effects of colonial planning in Nairobi, Kenya. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 101(September), 128530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128530 [LINK]
[82] Locke, D. H., Ossola, A., Paul Schmit, J., & Morgan Grove, J. (2025). Sub-parcel scale analysis is needed to capture socially-driven canopy cover change in Baltimore, MD. Landscape and Urban Planning, 253(September 2024), 105187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2024.105187 [LINK]
[81] Arantes, B.L., Locke, D.H., Moreira, G.C., Grove, J.M., (2024). The relationships between Urban Tree Canopy Cover and Crime in São Paulo City, Brazil. Urban For. Urban Green. 101, 128497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128497 [LINK]
[79] Mejia, G., Groffman, P., Avolio, M., Bratt, A., Engebreston, J., Grijseels, N., Hall, S., Hobbie, S., Lerman, S., Litvak, E., Locke, D.H., Narango, D.,Padullés C.J., Pataki, D., Trammell, T.. (2024). How do urban trees vary across the USA: It depends on where and how you look. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. doi:10.1002/fee.2777 [LINK]
[78] Lee, K-J., Aronson, M.F.J., Clark, J.A.G., Hoover, F.-A., Joo, H.E., Kremer, P., La Rosa, D., Larson, K.L., Lepczyk, C.A., Lerman, S.B., Locke, D.H., Nilon, C.H., Pearsall, H., Vargo, T., Winkler, R.L.. (2024). Limitations of Existing Park Quality Instruments and Suggestions for Future Research. Landscape and Urban Planning, 249(May), 105127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2024.105127 [LINK]
[77] Ponte, S.A., Oishi, C., Sonti, N.F., Locke, D.H., Phillips, T.H., Pavao-Zuckerman, M.A.. (2024). Interactions between management context and tree water use influence stormwater management potential of urban forests. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 95(July 2023), 128321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128321 [LINK]
[76] Locke, D. H., Baker, M., Alonzo, M., Yang, Y., Ziter, C. D., Murphy-Dunning, C., & O’Neil‐Dunne, J. P. M. (2024). Variation the in relationship between urban tree canopy and air temperature reduction under a range of daily weather conditions. Heliyon, 10(3), e25041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25041
Data/code: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2024-0012
[75] Kondo, M. C., Locke, D.H., Hazer, M., Mendelson, T., Fix, R. L., Joshi, A., Latshaw, M., Fry, D., & Mmari, K. (2024). A greening theory of change: How neighborhood greening impacts adolescent health disparities. August 2023, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12735 [LINK]
[74] Locke, D.H., Grove, J.M., Pickett, S.T.A. (2023). The Role of Urban Tree Canopies in Environmental Justice and Conserving Biodiversity. In: Urban Biodiversity and Equity: Justice-Centered Conservation in Cities. Edited by: Max R. Lambert & Christopher J. Schell, Oxford University Press. (2023). DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198877271.003.0006 [LINK]
[73] Browning, M. H. E. M.; Locke, D.H.; Konijnendijk, C.; S.M. Labib; Rigolon, A.; Yeager, R.; Bardhan, M.; Berland, A.; Dadvand, P.; Helbich., M; Li, F.; Li, H.; James, P; Klompmaker, J.; Reuben, A., Roman, L.A.; Tsai, W-L., Patwary, M., O’Neil-Dunne, J., Ossola, A., Wang, R.; Yang, B.; Yi, L.; Zhang, J.., Nieuwenhuijsen, M. (2023). Measuring the 3-30-300 Rule to Help Cities Meet Nature Access Thresholds. Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167739
[72] Groffman, P. M., Suchy, A. K., Locke, D. H., Johnston, R. J., Newburn, D. A., Gold, A. J., Band, L. E., Duncan, J., Grove, J. M., Kao-kniffin, J., Meltzer, H., & Ndebele, T. (2023). Hydro-bio-geo-socio-chemical interactions and the sustainability of residential landscapes. PNAS Nexus, 2(10), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad316
[71] Mockrin, M. H., Locke, D. H., Syphard, A. D., & O’Neil‐Dunne, J. P. M. (2023). Using high-resolution land cover data to assess structure loss in the 2018 Woolsey Fire in Southern California. Journal of Environmental Management, 347(September), 118960. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118960
[70] Ellis-Soto, D., Chapman, M., Locke, D.H. (2023). Bird biodiversity sampling shows increasing geographical disparities associated with historical redlining in the United States. Nature Human Behavior. doi:10.1038/s41562-023-01688-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01688-5 [LINK]
Press Nature, Science, Phys.org, Life Technology, Newsbreak, Flipboard,
[69] Locke, D.H., Fix, R.L., Gobaud, A.N., Morrison, C.N., Jay, J., Kondo, M. (2023). Vacant building removals associated with relative reductions in violent and property crimes in Baltimore, MD 2014-2019. Journal of Urban Health. doi.org/10.1007/s11524-023-00758-3. [LINK]
[68] Suchy, A. K., Groffman, P. M., Band, L. E., Duncan, J. M., Gold, A. J., Grove, J. M., Locke, D.H., Templeton, L., & Zhang, R. (2023). Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Nitrogen Mobilization in Residential Lawns. Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-023-00848-y [LINK]
[67] Locke, D.H., Sachdeva, S.S., Westphal, L.M., Kenefic, L., Dockry, M.J., Fisher, C.L.. (2023) Spatially explicit assessment of the USDA Forest Service as representative bureaucracy. Forest Science. https://doi.org/10.1093/forsci/fxad018
[66] Locke, D.H., Roman, R., Henning, J., Healy, M.. Four decades of urban land cover change in Philadelphia. (2023) Landscape and Urban Planning. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104764 [LINK]
[65] Sachdeva, S.S., Westphal, L.M., Kenefic, L., Dockry, M.J., Fisher, C.L., Locke, D.H.. (2023). Despite Workforce Diversity Efforts, Career Metrics Differ For Some Demographic Groups In The USDA Forest Service. Society and Natural Resources. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2023.2183447 [LINK]
[64] Anderson, E.C., Locke, D.H., Pickett, S.T.A., LaDeau, S.L.. (2023). Just Street Trees? Street trees are larger, more diverse, and offer more unique species in wealthier, denser neighborhoods. Ecosphere. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4389
[63] Coleman, A.F., Eisenman, T.S., Locke, D.H., Harper, R.W.. (2023). Exploring links between resident satisfaction and participation in an urban tree planting initiative. Cities: The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning. 10.1016/j.cities.2023.104195 [LINK]
[62] Suchy, A., Anderson, E., Fork, M., Lin, L., Locke, D.H., Groffman, P.M., Grove, J.M., LaDeau, S., Rosi, E.. (2023). More green, fewer problems: Landcover relates to perception of environmental problems. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2596
[61] Berland, A., Locke, D.H., Herrmann, D.L., Schwarz, K.. (2022). Residential land owner type mediates the connections among vacancy, overgrown vegetation, and equity. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127826
[60] Dockry, M.J., Sachdeva, S.S., Fisher C.L., Kenefic, L.S., Locke, D.H., Westphal, L.M.. (2022). Student trainee and paid internship programs have positive results but do little to influence long-term employee diversity in the U.S. Forest Service. PLoS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277423
[59] Burghardt, K., Avolio, M., Locke, D.H., Grove, J.M., Sonti, N.F., Swan, C.M.. (2022). Current Street Tree Communities Reflect Race-based Housing Policy and Modern Attempts to Remedy Environmental Injustice. Ecology. doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3881 [LINK]
Press University of Maryland, press in Science News
[58] Ryan, C.D., Groffman, P.M., Grove, J.M., Hall, S.J., Heffernan J.B., Hobbie, S.E., Locke, D.H., Morese, J.L., Neill, C., Nelson, K., O’Neil-Dunne, J.P.M., Roy-Chowdhury, R., Steele, M.K., Trammell, T.L.E.. (2022). Ecological homogenization of soil properties in the American Residential Macrosystem. Ecosphere. 10.1002/ecs2.4208 [LINK]
[57] Morzillo, A. T., Campbell, L. K., King, K. L., Lautar, K. J., Scott, L., Johnson, M. L., Clarke, M., Rhodes, L., Pincetl, S., Sonti, N. F., Locke, D. H., Paul, J., Fahey, R. T., Baker, M. E., Darling, L., & Johnson, L. R. (2022). A tale of urban forest patch governance in four eastern US cities. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 75(July), 127693. doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127693 [LINK]
[56] Martinuzzi, S., Cook, B.D, Helmer, E.H., Keller, M., Locke, D.H., Marcano-Vega, H., Uriarte, M., Morton, D.C.. (2022). Patterns and controls on island-wide biomass accumulation in second-growth forests of Puerto Rico. Biotropica. doi:10.1111/btp.13122 [LINK]
[55] Kvit, A., Corrigan, A.E., Locke, D.H., Curriero, F., Mmari, K., (2022). Can restoring vacant lots help reduce crime in Baltimore? A close examination of one program. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127630 [LINK]
[54] Westphal, L.M., Dockry, M.J., Kenefic, L.S., Sachdeva, S.S., Rhodeland, A., Locke, D.H.,
Kern, C.C., Huber-Stearns, H.R., Coughlan, M.R. (2022). USDA Forest Service Employee Diversity: A Work in Progress. Journal of Forestry. doi/10.1093/jofore/fvab071 [LINK]
[53] Locke, D.H., Phillips de Lucas, A.K., Murphy-Dunning, C., Henning, D., Zinn, G. 2021. Contextual Considerations of Green Infrastructure Siting. Cities And The Environment. 10.15365/cate.2021.140202 [LINK]
[52] Lerman, S.B., Narango, D.L., Avolio, M.L., Bratt, A.R., Engebrestson, J.M., Groffman, P.M., Hall, S.J., Heffernan, J.B., Hobbie, S.E., Larson, K.L., Locke, D.H., Heffernan, J.B., Neill, C., Nelson, K.C., Cubino, J.P., Trammell, T.L.E.. (2021). Residential yard management and landscape cover affect urban bird community composition at a continental scale. Ecological Applications. e02455 [LINK]
[51] Locke, D.H., Ossola, A., Minor, E., Lin, B.. (2021). Spatial contagion structures urban vegetation from parcel to landscape. People and Nature. 00(August 2020): 1–15. doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10254 [LINK]
[50] Coleman, A., Ryan, R.L., Eisenman, T.S., Locke, D.H., Harper, R.W.. (2021). The influence of street trees on pedestrian perceptions of safety: Results from environmental justice areas of Massachusetts (U.S.). Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 64(March): 127258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127258. [LINK]
[49] Engebretson, J.M, Nelson, K.C., Larson, K.L., Andrade, R., Wheeler, M.M., Lerman, S.B., Locke, D.H., Trammell, T.L.E., Groffman, P.M.. (2021). Ambiguity and clarity in residential yard ordinances across Metropolitan Areas in the United States. Journal of Urban Affairs. doi:10.1080/07352166.2021.1901590 [LINK]
[48] Martinuzzi, S., Locke, D. H., Ramos-González, O., Sanchez, M., Grove, J.M., Muñoz-Erikson, T. A., Arendt, W. J., & Bauer, G. (2021). Exploring the relationships between tree canopy cover and socioeconomic characteristics in tropical urban systems: The case of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 62(April). doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127125 [LINK]
[47] Locke, D.H., Hall, B., Grove, J.M., Pickett, S., Ogden, L., Aoki, C., Boone, C., O’Neil-Dunne, J.P., (2021). Residential housing segregation and urban tree canopy in 37 US Cities. npj Urban Sustain. 10.1038/s42949-021-00022-0 [LINK]
[46] Rollinson, C.R., Finley, A., Alexander, M.R., Banerjee, S., Hamil, K-A.D., Koenig, L.E., Locke, D.H., Peterson, M., Tingley, M., Wheeler, K., Youngflesh, C., Zipkin, E.F.. (2021). Working across space and time: approaches to ecological nonstationarity. Frontiers in Ecology and Environment. doi:10.1002/fee.2298 [LINK]
[45] Suchy, A.K,. Groffman, P.M., Band, L.E., Duncan, J.M., Gold, A.J., Grove, J.M., Locke, D.H., Templeton, L. (2021) A landscape approach to nitrogen cycling in urban lawns reveals the interaction between topography and human behaviors. Biogeochemistry. 10.1007/s10533-020-00738-8 [LINK]
[44] Berland, A., Locke, D.H., Schwarz, K., Herrmann, D.. (2020). Beauty or Blight? Urban Greening in the Presence of Disinvestment. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution – Urban Ecology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.566759
[43] Roman, L.A., Conway, T.M., Eisenman, T., Koeser, A., Locke, D.H., Jenerette, D.G., Östberg, J., Vogt, J., Ordóñez, C.O.. (2020). Beyond ‘trees are good’: A call for integrated analysis of costs, disservices, and tradeoffs in urban forestry. Ambio. 10.1007/s13280-020-01396-8 [LINK]
[42] Larson, K.L., Andrade, R., Nelson, K.C., Wheeler, M.W., Engebreston, J., Hall, S.J., Avolio, M.L., Lerman, S.B., Groffman, P.M., Grove, J.M., Heffernan, J.B., Hobbie, S.E., Locke, D.H., Neill, C., Roy Chowdhury, R., Trammell, T.L.E.. (2020). Municipal Regulation of Residential Landscapes across US Cities:Patterns and Implications for Landscape Sustainability. Journal of Environmental Management [LINK]
[41] Johnson, L.R., Johnson, M.L., Aronson, M.F.J., Campbell, L.K., Carr, M.E., Clarke, M., D’Amico, V., Darling, L., Erker, T., Fahey, Lautar, K., Locke, D.H., Morzillo, A.T., Pincetl, S., Rhodes, L., Schmit, J-P., Scott, L., Sonti, N.F.. (2020). Conceptualizing Social-Ecological Drivers of Change in Urban Forest Patches. Urban Ecosystems. doi:10.1007/s11252-020-00977-5 [LINK]
[40] Engebretson, J., Nelson, K., Ogden, L., Larson, K., Grove, J.M., Hall, S., Locke, D.H., Pataki, D., Roy Chowdhury, R., Trammell, T., Groffman, M..(2020) How the nonhuman world influences homeowner yard management in the American residential macrosystem. Human Ecology. [LINK]
[39] Kondo, M.C., Mueller, N., Locke, D.H., Roman, L.A., Rojas-Rueda, D., Schinasi, L., Gascon, M., Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J. (2020). Greening Cities Can Prevent Premature Deaths: Health Impact Assessment of Philadelphia’s 2025 Tree Canopy Cover Goals. The Lancet Planetary Health. [LINK]
[38] Avolio, M. L., Blanchette, A., Sonti, N. F., Locke, D. H.. (2020). Time is not money: Income is more important than lifestage for explaining patterns of residential yard plant community structure and diversity in Baltimore. Frontiers in Ecology And Evolution. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2020.00085 [LINK]
[37] Locke, D.H., York, A.M., Grove, J.M.. (2020). Know your watershed and know your neighbor: paths to supporting stormwater management in Baltimore, MD and Phoenix, AZ. Landscape and Urban Planning. doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2019.103714 [LINK]
[36] Browning, M.H.E.M., Locke, D.H. (2020). The greenspace-academic performance link varies by remote sensing measure and urbanicity around Maryland Public Schools. Landscape and Urban Planning. doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2019.103706 [LINK]
[35] Locke, D.H., Polsky, C., Grove, J. M., Groffman, P. M., Nelson, K.C., Larson, K. L., Cavender-Bares, J., Heffernan, J. B., Roy Chowdhury, R., Hobbie, S. E., Bettez, N., Neill, C., Ogden, L.A., O’Neil-Dunne, J. P. M.. (2019). Residential household yard care practices along urban-exurban gradients in six climatically-diverse U.S. metropolitan areas. PLoS ONE doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0222630 [LINK]
[34] Ossola, A., Locke, D.H., Lin, B., Minor, E.S. (2019). Yards and home gardens increase connectivity of urban landscapes. Landscape Ecology. [LINK]
[33] Johnson, M.L., Locke, D.H., Svendsen, E.S., Campbell, L.K., Westphal, L., Romolini, M., Grove, J.M. (2019). Context matters, but the organizational landscape is more important for explaining civic environmental stewardship group intensity in four major US cities. Ecology and Society. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10924-240401 [LINK]
[32] Groffman, P. M., Grove, J.M., Locke, D.H., Troy, A., O’Neil-Dunne, J.P.M., Zhou, W.. (2019). Chapter 13: Lawns as Common Ground for the Flux of Water and Nutrients in Science for the Sustainable City: Empirical Insights from the Baltimore School of Urban Ecology. Yale University Press. [LINK]
[31] Zhao, X., Zhou, W., Han, L., & Locke, D.H. (2019). Spatiotemporal variation in PM 2.5 concentrations and their relationship with socioeconomic factors in China’s major cities. Environment International, 133(May), 105145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2019.10514 [LINK]
[30] Hand, M. S., Roman, L. A., Locke, D. H., & Fichman, E. S. (2019). Phone-call reminders narrow the intention-action gap by increasing follow-through for a residential tree giveaway program. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 44(April), 126425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2019.126425 [LINK]
[29] Ossola, A., Locke, D. H., Lin, B., & Minor, E. (2019). Urban form, architecture and the structure of front and backyard vegetation. Landscape and Urban Planning, 185(November 2018), 141–157. doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2019.02.014 [LINK]
[28] Mockrin, M. H., Locke, D. H., Stewart, S. I., Hammer, R. B., & Radeloff, V. C. (2019). Forests, houses, or both? Relationships between land cover, housing characteristics, and resident socioeconomic status across ecoregions. Journal of Environmental Management, 234(December 2018), 464–475. doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.12.001 [LINK]
[27] Locke, D.H., Roy Chowdhury, R., Grove, J. M., Martin, D.G., Goldman, E., Rogan, J., Groffman, P.M.. (2018). Social norms, yard care, and the difference between front and back yard management: examining the Landscape Mullets concept on urban residential lands. Society and Natural Resources. doi:10.1080/08941920.2018.1481549 [LINK]
[26] Locke, D.H., Avolio, M., Trammel, T.L.E., Roy Chowdhury, R., Grove, J.M., Rogan, J., Martin, D.G., Bettez, N., Cavender-Bares, J., Groffman, P.M., Hall, S.J., Heffernan, J.B., Hobbie, S.E., Larson, K.L., Morse, J.L., Neill, C., Nelson, K.C., Ogden, L.A., O’Neil-Dunne, J.P.M., Pataki, D., Pearse, W., Polsky, C., Wheeler, M.M.. (2018). A Multi-City Comparison of Front and Backyard Differences in Plant Species Diversity and Nitrogen Cycling in Residential Landscapes. Landscape and Urban Planning. 178, 102–111. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.05.030 [LINK]
[25] Locke, D.H., McPhearson, T.. (2018). Urban areas do provide ecosystem services. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment [LINK]
[24] Roman, L.A., Pearsall, H.C., Eisenman, T.S., Conway, T.M., Fahey, R.T., Landry, S., Vogt, J.M., van Doorn, N.S., Grove, J.M., Locke, D.H., Bardekjian, A.C., Battles, J.J., Cadenasso, M.L., Konijnendijk, C.C., Avolio, M., Berland, A., Jenerette, D.G., Mincey, S.K., Staudhammer, C.. (2018). Human and biophysical legacies shape contemporary urban forests: A literature synthesis. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2018.03.004 [LINK]
[23] Ogden, L.A., Aoki, C., Grove, J.M., Locke, D.H., Hall, W., Sonti, N.F., Pickett, S.T.A., Avins, M., Lautar, K., Lagrosa, J (2018). Landscape Ethnography: Understanding the Political and Ecological Dynamics of Urban Forests in Baltimore. Urban Ecosystems. doi:10.1007/s11252-018-0744-z [LINK]
[22] Grove, J.M., Ogden, L.A., Pickett, S.T.A., Boone, C.G., Buckley, G.L., Locke, D.H. and Lord, C.. (2018). The Legacy Effect: Understanding how segregation and environmental injustice unfold over time in Baltimore. Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 108:2, 524-537 DOI: 10.1080/24694452.2017.1365585 [LINK]
[21] Martinuzzi, S., Ramos-González, O. M., Muñoz-Erickson, T. A., Locke, D.H., Lugo, A. E., Radeloff, V. C.. (2017). The assessment of urban vegetation from high-resolution aerial imagery and its relationship to socioeconomic factors in a tropical city. Ecological Applications. doi: 10.1002/eap.1673 [LINK]
[20] Locke, D.H., Romolini, R., Galvin, M. F., O’Neil-Dunne, J. P. M., Strauss, E. G.. (2017). Tree canopy change in Coastal Los Angeles, 2009 – 2014. Cities And The Environment (CATE) 10(2) 3, p1-18 [LINK]
[19] Groffman, P. M. , Avolio, M., Cavender-Bares, J., Bettez, N. D., Grove, J. M., Hall, S., Hobbie, S., Larson, K.L., Lerman, S., Locke, D.H., Heffernan, J., Morse, J. L., Neil, C., Nelson, K., O’Neil-Dunne, J. P. M., Pataki, D., Polsky, C., Pouyat, R. V., Roy Chowdhury, R., Steele, M., Trammell, T. L. E.. (2017). Ecological homogenization of Residential Macrosystems. Nature Ecology and Evolution. 1(0191), 1-3. DOI: 10.1038/s41559-017-0191 [LINK]
[18] Locke, D.H.. (2017). A New Look at Residential Ecosystems Management: Heterogenous Practices and the Landscape Mullets Concept (Doctoral Dissertation). [LINK to submitted draft]
[17] Chuang, W-C., Boone, C. G., Locke, D.H., Grove, J. M., Buckley, G. L., Whitmer, A., Zhang.. (2017) Tree canopy change and neighborhood stability: A comparative analysis of Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening (27) 363-372 doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2017.03.030 [LINK]
[16] Locke, D.H., Han, S., Kondo, M., Murphy-Dunning, C., Cox, M.. (2017). Did community greening reduce crime in New Haven, CT from 1996 to 2007? Landscape and Urban Planning 161,72–79. 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.01.006 [LINK]
[15] Nguyen, V. D., Roman, L. A., Locke, D. H., Mincey, S. K., Sanders, J., Fichman, E. S., … Tobing, S. L. (2017). Branching out to residential lands: missions and strategies of five tree distribution programs in the U.S. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 22, 1–24. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2017.01.007 [LINK]
[14] Locke, D. H., Landry, S., Grove, J. M., Roy Chowdhury, R.. (2016). What’s scale got to do with it? Models for urban tree canopy. Journal of Urban Ecology. 2(1): 1-16. DOI: 10.1093/jue/juw006 [LINK]
[13] Sachdeva, S., McCaffrey, S., Locke, D. H.. (2016). Social Media Approaches to Modeling Wildfire Smoke Dispersion: Spatio-temporal and social scientific investigations. Information, Communication and Society, 4462(August), 1–16. doi:10.1080/1369118X.2016.1218528 [LINK]
[12] Svendsen, E.S., Campbell, L.K., Fisher, D.R., Connolly, J.J.T., Johnson, M.L., Sonti, N.F., Locke, D. H., Westphal, L.M., LeBlanc F.C., Grove, J.M., Romolini, M., Blahna, D.J., Wolf, K.L.. (2016). Stewardship mapping and assessment project: a framework for understanding community-based environmental stewardship. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-156. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 134 p. [LINK]
[11] Groffman, P. M., Grove, J. M., Polsky, C., Bettez, N. D., Morse, J. L., C-B, J., Hall, S. J., Heffernan, J. B., Hobbie, S. E., Larson, K. L., Neill, C., Nelson, K., Ogden, L., O’Neil-Dunne, J. P. M., Pataki, D., Roy Chowdhury, R., and Locke, D. H.. (2016). Satisfaction, water and fertilizer use in the America residential macrosystem. Environmental Research Letters on Feb. 15, 2016 [LINK]
[10] Locke, D. H., Roman, L. A., Murphy-Dunning, C.. (2015) Why opt-in to a planting program? Long-term residents value street tree aesthetics. Journal of Arboriculture and Urban Forestry, 41(6): 324–333 [LINK]
[9] Locke, D. H., & Baine, G. (2015). The good, the bad, and the interested: how historical demographics explain present-day tree canopy, vacant lot and tree request spatial variability in New Haven, CT. Urban Ecosystems, 18(2), 391-409. doi:10.1007/s11252-014-0409-5 [LINK] – available for one time personal download only
[8] Locke, D. H., and Grove, J. M.. (2014). Doing the Hard Work Where It’s Easiest? Examining the relationships between urban greening programs and social and ecological characteristics. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy. DOI: 10.1007/s12061-014-9131-1 [LINK]
[7] Locke, D. H., King, K. L., Svendsen, E. S., Campbell, L. K., Small, C., Sonti, N.F., Fisher, D. R. Lu, J. W. T.. (2014). Urban environmental stewardship and changes in vegetative cover in New York City neighborhoods (2000-2010). Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 4(3), 250–266. doi:10.1007/s13412-014-0176-x [LINK]
[6] Grove, J. M., Locke, D. H., & O’Neil-Dunne, J. P. M. (2014). An Ecology of Prestige in New York City: Examining the Relationships Among Population Density, Socio-economic Status, Group Identity, and Residential Canopy Cover. Environmental Management. 54(3), 402–419 doi:10.1007/s00267-014-0310-2 [LINK]
[5] Locke, D. H., Grove, J. M., Galvin, M. F., O’Neil-Dunne, J. P. M., & Murphy, C.. (2013). Applications of Urban Tree Canopy Assessment and Prioritization Tools: Supporting Collaborative Decision Making to Achieve Urban Sustainability Goals. Cities and the Environment (CATE), 6(1). [LINK]
[4] Romolini, M., Grove, J. M., & Locke, D. H.. (2013). Assessing and comparing relationships between urban environmental stewardship networks and land cover in Baltimore and Seattle. Landscape and Urban Planning, 120, 190–207. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2013.08.008 [LINK]
[3] Kovacs, K. F., Haight, R. G., Jung, S., Locke, D. H., & O’Neil-Dunne, J. P. M.. (2013). The marginal cost of carbon abatement from planting street trees in New York City. Ecological Economics, 95, 1–10. doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.08.012 [LINK]
[2] King, K. L., & Locke, D. H.. (2013). A Comparison of Three Methods for Measuring Local Urban Tree Canopy Cover. Journal of Arboriculture and Urban Forestry, 39(2), 62-67. [LINK]
[1] Locke, D. H., Grove, J. M., Lu, J. W. T., Troy, A. R., O’Neil-Dunne, J. P. M., Beck, D. B.. (2010). Prioritizing preferable locations for increasing urban tree canopy in New York City. Cities And The Environment 3(1):18. [LINK]