Paul H. H. Gobster, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2025. Forest Therapy Trails: Development and Application of an Assessment Protocol
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Linda E. Kruger, Courtney L. Schultz, John R. Henderson. 2023. Key Characteristics of Forest Therapy Trails: A Guided, Integrative Approach
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Courtney L. Schultz, Linda E. Kruger, John R. Henderson. 2022. Forest Therapy Trails: A Conceptual Framework and Scoping Review of Research
• Arne Arnberger, Paul H. H. Gobster, Ingrid E. Schneider, Kristin Floress, Anna L. Haines, Renate Eder. 2022. Landowner Acceptability of Silvicultural Treatments to Restore an Open Forest Landscape
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Ella Weber, Kristin Floress, Ingrid E. Schneider, Anna L. Haines, Arne Arnberger. 2022. Place, loss, and landowner response to the restoration of a rapidly changing forest landscape
• Alessandro Rigolon, Debolina Banerjee, Paul H. H. Gobster, Sara Hadavi, William Stewart. 2021. Transferring Vacant Lots to Private Ownership Improves Care and Empowers Residents
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Arne Arnberger, Ingrid E. Schneider, Kristin Floress, Anna L. Haines, Michael J. Dockry, Claire Benton. 2021. Restoring a "scenically challenged" landscape: Landowner preferences for pine barrens treatment practices
• Wonjin Jeong, William P. Stewart, Paul H. H. Gobster, Carena J. van Riper. 2021. Green Leisure: Resistance and Revitalization of Urban Neighborhoods
• Sara Hadavi, Alessandro Rigolon, Paul H. H. Gobster, William P. Stewart. 2021. Resident-led vacant lot greening and crime: Do ownership and visual condition-care matter?
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Ingrid E. Schneider, Kristin Floress, Anna L. Haines, Arne Arnberger, Michael J. Dockry, Claire Benton. 2021. Understanding the key characteristics and challenges of pine barrens restoration: insights from a Delphi survey of forest land managers and researchers
• Alessandro Rigolon, William P. Stewart, Paul H. H. Gobster. 2020. What predicts the demand and sale of vacant public properties? Urban greening and gentrification in Chicago
• Liam Heneghan, Lynne M. Westphal, Kristen A. Ross, Cristy Watkins, Paul H. H. Gobster, Basil V Iannone, Madeleine Tudor, Joanne Vining, Alaka Wali, Moira Zellner, David H. Wise. 2020. Institutional Diversity in the Planning Process Yields Similar Outcomes for Vegetation in Ecological Restoration
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Alessandro Rigolon, Sara Hadavi, William P. Stewart. 2020. The condition-care scale: A practical approach to monitoring progress in vacant lot stewardship programs
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Alessandro Rigolon, Sara Hadavi, William P. Stewart. 2020. Beyond proximity: Extending the “greening hypothesis” in the context of vacant lot stewardship
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Sara Hadavi, Alessandro Rigolon, William P. Stewart. 2020. Measuring landscape change, lot by lot: Greening activity in response to a vacant land reuse program
• Greg Lindsey, Yunlei Qi, Paul H. H. Gobster, Sonya Sachdeva. 2019. Population Changes, Weather, and Congestion: Exploring Declines in Use of Chicago's Elevated Trail
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Robert G. Ribe, James F. Palmer. 2019. Themes and trends in visual assessment research: Introduction to the Landscape and Urban Planning special collection on the visual assessment of landscapes
• Lorraine Foelske, Carena J. van Riper, William Stewart, Amy Ando, Paul H. H. Gobster, Len Hunt. 2019. Assessing preferences for growth on the rural-urban fringe using a stated choice analysis
• Greg Lindsey, Yunlei Qi, Paul H. H. Gobster, Sonya Sachdeva. 2019. The 606 at three: Trends in use of Chicago's elevated Rail-Trail
• William P. Stewart, Paul H. H. Gobster, Alessandro Rigolon, John Strauser, Douglas A. Williams, Carena J. van Riper. 2019. Resident-led beautification of vacant lots that connects place to community
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Richard C. Smardon. 2018. Abstracts presented at the Visual resource stewardship conference proceedings
• Robert G. Sullivan, Paul H. H. Gobster, John H. McCarty, Mark E. Meyer, James F. Palmer, Richard C. Smardon. 2018. Introduction: Visual Resource Stewardship: Landscape and Seascape Management in a Time of Change
• Paul H. H. Gobster, William P. Stewart, Alessandro Rigolon, Carena J. van Riper, Douglas A. Williams. 2018. Visual resource stewardship at the neighborhood scale: methods for assessing a vacant land reuse program
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Richard C. Smardon. 2018. Visual resource stewardship conference proceedings: landscape and seascape management in a time of change
• Kristin Floress, Anna Haines, Emily Usher, Paul H. H. Gobster, Mike Dockry. 2018. Landowner and visitor response to forest landscape restoration: the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Lakewood Southeast Project
• Arne Arnberger, Martin Ebenberger, Ingrid E. Schneider, Stuart Cottrell, Alexander C. Schlueter, Eick von Ruschkowski, Robert C. Venette, Stephanie Snyder, Paul H. H. Gobster. 2018. Visitor preferences for visual changes in bark beetle-impacted forest recreation settings in the United States and Germany
• Arne Arnberger, Ingrid E. Schneider, Martin Ebenberger, Renate Eder, Robert C. Venette, Stephanie Snyder, Paul H. H. Gobster, Ami Choi, Stuart Cottrell. 2017. Emerald ash borer impacts on visual preferences for urban forest recreation settings
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Sonya Sachdeva, Greg Lindsey. 2017. Up on The 606. Understanding the Use of a New Elevated Pedestrian and Bicycle Trail in Chicago, Illinois
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Kristin Floress, Lynne M. Westphal, Cristy A. Watkins, Joanne Vining, Alaka Wali. 2016. Resident and user support for urban natural areas restoration practices
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2015. A social science perspective on the forest preserves: Seven virtues for connecting people and nature
• Christy Watkins, Lynne M. Westphal, Paul H. H. Gobster, Joanne Vining, Alaka Wali, Madeleine Tudor. 2015. Shared principles of restoration practice in the Chicago wilderness region
• Lynne M. Westphal, Cristy Watkins, Paul H. H. Gobster, Liam Heneghan, Kristen Ross, Laurel Ross, Madeleine Tudor, Alaka Wali, David H. Wise, Joanne Vining, Moira Zellner. 2014. Social Science Methods Used in the RESTORE Project
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2014. Re-wilding Europe's traditional agricultural landscapes: Values and the link between science and practice
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2014. (Text) Mining the LANDscape: Themes and Trends over 40 years of Landscape and Urban Planning
• Luis J. Suau, Myron F. Floyd, John O. Spengler, Jay E. Maddock, Paul H. H. Gobster. 2012. Energy Expenditure associated with the use of neighborhood parks in 2 cities
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2012. Alternative approaches to urban natural areas restoration: integrating social and environmental goals
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Wei-Ning Xiang. 2012. Editorial: A revised aims and scope for Landscape and Urban Planning: an international journal of landscape and design
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Wei-Ning Xiang. 2012. Editorial: Progress and prospects
• Terry C. Daniel, Andreas Muhar, Arne Arnberger, Olivier Aznar, James W. Boyd, Kai M.A. Chan, Robert Costanza, Thomas Elmqvist, Courtney G. Flint, Paul H. H. Gobster, A. Gret-Regamey, R. Lave, S. Muhar, M. Penker, R.G. Ribe, T. Schauppenlehner, T. Sikor, I. Soloviy, M. Spierenburg, K. Taczanowska, J. Tam, A. von der Dunk. 2012. Contributions of cultural services to the ecosystem services agenda
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Wei-Ning Xiang. 2012. Editorial: What do we mean by "landscape"?
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Wei-Ning Xiang. 2012. Editorial: Mapping the Intellectual Landscape of Landscape and Urban Planning
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2011. Appreciating urban wildscapes: Towards a natural history of unnatural places. Chapter 2
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2011. Landscape and urban planning at 100: Looking back moving forward
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2011. Factors affecting people's response to invasive species management
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2010. Urban ecological restoration (Introduction to a special theme issue)
• Paul H. H. Gobster, David M. Buchner. 2010. Healthy outdoor recreation: An integrated approach to linking physical activity with wellness goals. Chapter 38
• Anna Jorgensen, Paul H. H. Gobster. 2010. Shades of green: Measuring the ecology of urban green space in the context of human health and well-being
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2010. Models for urban forest restoration: Human and environmental values
• Lynne M. Westphal, Paul H. H. Gobster, Matthias Gross. 2010. Models for renaturing brownfield areas [Chapter 19]
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Joan Iverson Nassauer, Daniel J. Nadenicek. 2010. Landscape Journal and scholarship in landscape architecture: the next 25 years
• Robert G. Haight, Paul H. H. Gobster. 2009. Social and economic considerations for planning wildlife conservation in large landscapes
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2008. Yellowstone Hotspot. Reflections on scenic beauty, ecology, and the aesthetic experience of landscape
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2007. Urban park restoration and the "museumification" of nature
• David M. Buchner, Paul H. H. Gobster. 2007. Promoting active visits to parks: models and strategies for transdisciplinary collaboration
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2007. Comment on "Ethnicity as a variable in leisure research" by Li et al.
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2007. Models for urban forest restoration: human and environmental values
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Joan I. Nassauer, Terry C. Daniel, Gary Fry. 2007. The shared landscape: what does aesthetics have to do with ecology?
• Mimi M. Wagner, Paul H. H. Gobster. 2007. Interpreting landscape change: measured biophysical change and surrounding social context
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2005. Recreation and leisure research from an active living perspective: taking a second look at urban trail use data
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2005. Invasive Species as Ecological Threat: Is Restoration an Alternative to Fear-based Resource Management?
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2004. An Active Living Perspective on Recreation Research: Examples of Urban Trail Use and Suggestions for Further Involvement
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Lynne M. Westphal. 2004. The human dimensions of urban greenways: planning for recreation and related experiences
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Mark G. Rickenbach. 2004. Private forestland parcelization and development in Wisconsin's Northwoods: perceptions of resource-oriented stakeholders
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Susan I. Stewart, David N. N. Bengston. 2004. The social aspects of landscape change: protecting open space under the pressure of development
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Robert G. Haight. 2004. From landscapes to lots: understanding and managing Midwestern landscape change.
• Jane A. Ruliffson, Robert G. Haight, Paul H. H. Gobster, Frances R. Homans. 2003. Metropolitan natural area protection to maximize public access and species representation
• Mark G. Rickenbach, Paul H. H. Gobster. 2003. Stakeholders' Perceptions of Parcelization in Wisconsin's Northwoods
• Lisa Whitcomb, Dennis Parker, Bob Carr, Paul H. H. Gobster, Herbert W. Schroeder. 2002. Human preference for ecological units: patterns of dispersed campsites within landtype associations on the Chippewa National Forest
• Robert G. Ribe, Edward T. Armstrong, Paul H. H. Gobster. 2002. Scenic Vistas and the Changing Policy Landscape: Visualizing and Testing the Role of Visual Resources in Ecosystem Management
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2002. Managing urban parks for a racially and ethnically diverse clientele
• Jane A. Ruliffson, Paul H. H. Gobster, Robert G. Haight, Francis R. Homans. 2002. Niches in the urban forest: Organizations and their role in acquiring metropolitan open space.
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2002. Ervin Zube and landscape architecture
• Paul H. H. Gobster, R. Bruce Hull. 2001. Restoring nature: continuing the conversation
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2001. Neighbourhood-open space relationships in metropolitan planning: a look across four scales of concern
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2001. Visions of nature: conflict and compatibility
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2001. Forests and landscapes: linking ecology, sustainability and aesthetics
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2001. Human dimensions of early successional landscapes in the eastern United States
• Bruce R. Hull, Paul H. H. Gobster. 2000. Restoring forest ecosystems: the human dimension
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Robert G. Haight, David S. Shriner. 2000. Integrated Research on Midwestern Landscape Change: A Program Description and Progress Report
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Thomas L. Schmidt. 2000. The Use of Amenity Indicators in Anticipating Private Forestland Parcelization: A Look at the Lake States' Northwoods
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Robert G. Haight, Dave Shriner. 2000. Landscape Change in the Midwest: An Integrated Research and Development Program
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 2000. Restoring Nature: Human Actions, Interactions and reactions
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Susan C. Barro. 2000. Negotiating nature: Making Restoration Happen In An Urban Park Context
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Bruce Hull. 1999. The restoration and management of nature: A conference and forthcoming book explore restoration from the perspectives of the social science and humanities
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 1999. An ecological aesthetic for forest landscape management
• Tingwei Zhang, Paul H. H. Gobster. 1998. Leisure preferences and open space needs in an
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 1998. Urban parks as green walls or green magnets? Interracial relations in neighborhood boundary parks
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Lynne M. Westphal. 1998. People and the river: perception and use of Chicago waterways for recreation.
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 1997. The Chicago wilderness and its critics: the other side: a survey of arguments
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 1996. Forest aesthetics, biodiversity, and the perceived appropriateness of ecosystem management practices
• Paul H. H. Gobster, Kathleen E. Dickhut. 1995. Exploring interspace: open space opportunities in dense urban areas
• Herbert W. Schroeder, Paul H. H. Gobster, Ross Frid. 1993. Visual quality of human-made clearings in central Michigan conifers.
• Paul H. H. Gobster. 1993. Managing urban and high-use recreation settings.
• John F. Dwyer, Paul H. H. Gobster. 1992. Black/white outdoor recreation preferences and participation: Illinois State Parks
• John F. Dwyer, Herbert W. Schroeder, Paul H. H. Gobster. 1991. Central hardwood forest resources: a social science perspective
• John F. Dwyer, Herbert W. Schroeder, Paul H. H. Gobster. 1991. The significance of urban trees and forests: toward a deeper understanding of values
• Richard E. Chenoweth, Paul H. H. Gobster. 1990. The nature and ecology of aesthetic experiences in the landscape

• Center or Group
  

  Chicago Urban Field Station

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/centers/chicago
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  Northern Research Station
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  People and Their Environments: Social Science Supporting Natural Resource Management and Policy

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/programs/socialscience
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  Northern Research Station
• Project
  

  Factors that Influence Forest Therapy Experiences and Outcomes

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/projects/forest-therapy
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  Northern Research Station

Multimedia

• Webinars

  Restoring an open forest ecosystem in the context of public expectations: Social science research supporting the Lakewood Southeast Project

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• University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ph.D., Land Resources, 1987
• Texas A&M University, None, Outdoor Recreation Planning (1 semester as part of UW PhD program of study), 1983
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.S., Landscape Architecture, 1983
• University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, B.S., Regional Analysis, Leisure Sciences, 1978