Areas of future research that have been identified as having the potential to add to our current understanding of tree risk assessment.
| Future research need | Utility to tree risk assessment |
|---|---|
| Additional studies that evaluate the influence of previous experience, training, and industry accreditation. | Help guide future training programs and industry certifications to better fit the skills needed to perform tree risk assessments more accurately and consistently. |
| A better understanding as to what qualifies someone as a professional and what criteria should be evaluated to determine their ability to perform tree risk assessments. | This information can be used to help homeowners and other decision makers make more informed choices regarding the individuals that they hire to assess and manage tree risk. |
| Further examining how tree-related judgments are made and the individuals who make the decisions. | Such insight has the potential to better our understanding of the relationship between expertise and tree risk management. |
| Explore the effect that risk perception, personal bias, and other subjective inputs have on the risk assessment process and the subsequent mitigation. | Provide a better understanding of how and why tree-related decisions are made and determine potential approaches to counter such subjective inputs through education and training. |