| Description |
1 online resource (575 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; 1 Introduction; PART I Urban forestry; 2 The history of trees in the city; 3 Measuring and monitoring urban trees and urban forests; PART II Roles and benefits of urban forests and urban trees; 4 Ecosystem services; 5 Social aspects of urban forestry and metro nature; 6 Impacts of urban forests on physical and mental health and wellbeing; 7 Urban forestry and microclimate; 8 Urban forestry and pollution mitigation; 9 Urban forests and biodiversity |
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10 Urban forest benefits in developing and industrializing countries11 Assessing the benefits and economic values of trees; 12 Disservices of urban trees; PART III Urban forest landscapes: a strategic perspective; 13 Strategic green infrastructure planning and urban forestry; 14 A landscape and urbanism perspective on urban forestry; 15 Urban forest governance and community engagement; PART IV Trees in the urban environment; 16 Urban tree physiology: methods and tools; 17 Abiotic stress; 18 Biotic factors: pests and diseases |
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19 Constraints to urban trees and their remedies in the built environmentPART V Planting sites: analysis and modification; 20 Site assessment: the key to sustainable urban landscape establishment; 21 Improving soil quality for urban forests; 22 Design options to integrate urban tree root zones and pavement support within a shared soil volume; PART VI Selection of planting material, planting techniques and establishment; 23 Criteria in the selection of urban trees for temperate urban environments; 24 Selecting nursery products; 25 Planting techniques |
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26 Navigating the establishment period: a critical period for new treesPART VII Managing urban forests and urban trees; 27 Pruning; 28 Irrigation of urban trees; 29 Fertilization in urban landscape; 30 Tree biomechanics; 31 Tree risk assessment; 32 Tools for tree risk assessment; 33 Management and conservation of ancient and other veteran trees; 34 Urban woodlands and their management; Index |
| Summary |
More than half the world's population now lives in cities. Creating sustainable, healthy and aesthetic urban environments is therefore a major policy goal and research agenda. This comprehensive handbook provides a global overview of the state of the art and science of urban forestry.?It describes the multiple roles and benefits of urban green areas in general and the specific role of trees, including for issues such as air quality, human well-being and stormwater management. It reviews the various stresses experienced by trees in cities and tolerance mechanisms, as well as cultural techniques for either pre-conditioning or alleviating stress after planting. It sets out sound planning, design, species selection, establishment and management of urban trees. It shows that close interactions with the local urban communities who benefit from trees are key to success.?By drawing upon international state-of-art knowledge on arboriculture and urban forestry, the book provides a definitive overview of the field and is an essential reference text for students, researchers and practitioners |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Urban forestry -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Urban forestry
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Konijnendijk van den Bosch, Cecil C
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Fini, Alessio
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| ISBN |
9781317237020 |
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1317237021 |
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