Constructed Climates

There are many people to thank for their help in many different ways:  all my fellow Durham Open Space and Trails (DOST) commission  members, in particular the open space committee members,  and our hard-working staff, especially Jane Korest and Helen Youngblood.
It was this connection that ultimately motivated my examination of urban environments.

I greatly appreciate Joe Sexton’s efforts, who provided critically important and highly motivating data on the temperature and canopy profiles across Durham County. I’m also grateful to Rob Schick, who coupled canopy information and Census data, which prompted an understanding of environmental inequities.

Many thanks also to the many people I’ve corresponded with over these several years, including Bob Bornstein, Russ Bowen, John Cox, Grady Dixon, Chris Ellis, Theresa Fisher of Vaisala, Inc., Guido Franco, Chris Geron, Noor Gillani, Peter Groffman, Morgan Grove, Alex Guenther, Pat Halpin, Andy Hansen, Sharon Harlan, Nik Heynen, Alex Johnson, Sujay Kaushal, Rachel Kaplan, Chip Knappenberger, Frances Kuo, Gil Liu, Jim MacDonald, Dan McShea, Bill Morris, Jamie Pearce, Jennifer Peel, Tom Peterson, Chantal Reid, Carl Salk, Sandy Sillman, Jonathan Silverman, Tony Stallins, Will Stefanov, Duane Therriault of Durham GIS, Todd Twigg, Dan Walters, Jeff Wilson, Jennifer Wolch, and Jun Ying.
Beyond a doubt I have forgotten important names in this list:  my apologies.
Numerous anonymous reviewers also put in greatly appreciated efforts that made the book better.  I also benefited from the fortitude of my Spring 2007 Ecosystem Services seminar attendees, as well as students in my Cities and Trees classes.