Table 1.

Data collected for each hurricane and community.

DataSource
Public street milesTIGER/Line files (US Census Bureau 2004)
% developed urban landUSDA Forest Service (Nowak et al. 2008)
% tree coverUSDA Forest Service (Nowak et al. 2008)
Tree density (per hectare)University of Florida (Escobedo et al. 2008)
Sustained wind speed (knots)National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA, 2004)
Debris and costsProject Worksheets
Tree removal and pruning costsProject Worksheets, Community contact
Tree removal and pruning totalsProject Worksheets, Community contact
Total vegetation debris (m3; yd3)Project Worksheets
Total cost for debris disposalProject Worksheets
Community center (UTM)Google Earth (Google Earth, 2007)
  • UTM = Universal Transverse Mercator