Figure 1.
An urban design site assessment protocol with a particular focus on meeting urban greening objectives. In the Model Scoping, the urban forest management objectives, opportunities, and constraints are established as they relate to the insights that can be gained from root architecture forecasting. In Model Design and Parameterization, the RootBox model is calibrated and parameterized, and the encoding of physical and biological modulators of tree root system development over time is performed. In Post-Modelling Assessment, further calibrations are made to update model output based on real-world observation and monitoring of tree and tree-root development over time. In addition, insights gained from the RootBox model runs, such as the forecasted spatial extent of the root system, are operationalized and used to modify the tree management approach or the design of urban greening interventions.
