Urban Forestry
Urban Forestry

Author: Robert W. Miller

Publisher: Waveland PressInc

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13: 9781577665106

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"Trees and related vegetation have long been planted in cities for a variety of reasons. From trees with special religious significance in ancient temples to trees captured in planters adjacent to our newest office buildings, we have sought to accompany our urban lives with some representation of nature. During the past few decades, individuals and society have placed a much greater emphasis on urban vegetation. As cities become larger and more complex, trees may exist in them through careful design, through poor design, or by accident. Urban Forestry addresses how to carefully and successfully plan for and manage vegetation as part of an urban ecosystem. This edition provides information on all aspects of the field, including the history and uses of urban vegetation, appraisal and inventories, the planning process, and management and maintenance. Concepts are elucidated throughout the text with numerous photos, tables, line drawings, graphs, and charts. The nine appendices add to the book's usefulness for both students and professionals."--Publisher's website.

Urban Forests and Trees
Urban Forests and Trees

Author: Cecil C. Konijnendijk

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2005-12-16

Total Pages: 525

ISBN-13: 354027684X

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This multidisciplinary book covers all aspects of planning, designing, establishing and managing forests and trees and forests in and near urban areas, with chapters by experts in forestry, horticulture, landscape ecology, landscape architecture and even plant pathology. Beginning with historical and conceptual basics, the coverage includes policy, design, implementation and management of forestry for urban populations.

Urban Forestry
Urban Forestry

Author: Robert W. Miller

Publisher: Waveland Press

Published: 2015-04-06

Total Pages: 576

ISBN-13: 1478629495

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Fully updated and greatly enhanced, the Third Edition of Urban Forestry addresses current issues in planning, establishing, and managing trees, forests, and other elements of nature in urban and community ecosystems. The authors discuss why we have trees in cities and how we use them, clarify the appraisal and inventory of urban vegetation, and extensively delve into the planning and management of public as well as private vegetation. As urban forestry continues to evolve as a profession, foresters and arborists can expect many challenges as well as opportunities. The continuing development of cities has become linked to a much greater emphasis on urban vegetation, the growing demand for recreation amenities within the urban environment, and the careful and successful management of vegetation in an urban ecosystem. New ways to incorporate the highly versatile urban forest resource into the urban fabric will undoubtedly benefit the lives of its residents.

Urban Trees
Urban Trees

Author: Leonard E. Phillips

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13:

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Plus, easy-to-use appendices round out your knowledge by providing botanical descriptions and illustrations of each recommended street tree, charts of the species that have been successfully planted in different U.S. and Canadian cities, and comparisons of the services and budgets of various municipal forestry departments.

Urban Forest Acoustics
Urban Forest Acoustics

Author: Voichita Bucur

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-02-15

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 3540307893

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Trees can reduce noise by sound reflection and absorption and this is the first book bringing together the widely scattered literature on noise abatement by urban trees. The book will interest those concerned with environmental management, noise control, and urban forestry. It is an invaluable source of information for environmental managers, foresters, acousticians, engineers, architects, scientists, and students.

Wild Urban Woodlands
Wild Urban Woodlands

Author: Ingo Kowarik

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2005-12-05

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 3540268596

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This book provides a first overview of the phemonemon of post-industrial urban wilderness: urban landscapes once shaped by heavy industry that are being re-colonized naturally by forests. These new types of urban woodlands are often overlooked by ecologists, foresters and planners. Individual chapters consider urban woodlands from the perspectives of ecology, environmental sociology, forestry, nature conservation and landscape architecture.

Ecology, Planning, and Management of Urban Forests
Ecology, Planning, and Management of Urban Forests

Author: Margaret M. Carreiro

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-10-31

Total Pages: 478

ISBN-13: 0387714251

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Trees and vegetation in cities aren’t just there to make the place look pretty. They have an important ecological function. This book contains studies and perspectives on urban forests from a broad array of basic and applied scientific disciplines including ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, landscape ecology, plant community ecology, geography, and social science. The book includes contributions from experts around the world, allowing the reader to evaluate methods and management that are appropriate for particular geographic, environmental, and socio-political contexts.

Planning the Urban Forest
Planning the Urban Forest

Author: James Schwab

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781932364576

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The solution is far more complex than planting more trees, however. Urban forestry professionals and advocates must maximize green infrastructure (the natural environment) while reducing the costs of gray infrastructure (the built environment). While both are important, communities that foster green infrastructure are more livable, produce fewer pollutants, and are most cost-effective to operate.

Unasylva 250
Unasylva 250

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2018-09-13

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 9251303835

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Cities need forests. The network of woodlands, groups of trees and individual trees in a city and on its fringes performs a huge range of functions – such as regulating climate; storing carbon; removing air pollutants; reducing the risk of flooding; assisting in food, energy and water security; and improving the physical and mental health of citizens. Forests enhance the look of cities and play important roles in social cohesion; they may even reduce crime. This edition of Unasylva takes a close look at urban and peri-urban forestry – its benefits, pitfalls, governance and challenges.