The Potential of Urban Forestry in Developing Countries
Author : E. Jane Carter
Publisher :
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 36,7 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Urban forestry
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Author : E. Jane Carter
Publisher :
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 36,7 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Urban forestry
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Page : 90 pages
File Size : 50,51 MB
Release : 1995
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Author : Margaret M. Carreiro
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 13,80 MB
Release : 2007-10-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 0387714251
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.
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 30,8 MB
Release : 2018-10-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 925109442X
These guidelines - intended for a global audience of decision-makers, civil servants, policy advisors and other stakeholders - promote urban and peri-urban forests as a way of meeting the needs of cities for environmental services. They will also raise community awareness on the positive contributions that urban and peri-urban forests can make to city life and their essential role in global sustainability.
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Page : 208 pages
File Size : 35,66 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Urban forestry
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Author : Lidija Knuth
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 11,2 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789251054321
Overall, urban and peri-urban forestry and greening (UPFG) receives little interest on political agendas despite its importance to society in terms of the social, economic, aesthetic and environmental benefits. This is even more problematic in developing countries and countries with economies in transition. This publication explores the legal and institutional issues related to UPFG on a global level, using case studies to illustrate the varied nature of its application and concluding that further efforts are required to improve existing legal frameworks
Author : Cecil C. Konijnendijk
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 43,34 MB
Release : 2005-12-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 354027684X
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.
Author : E. Gregory McPherson
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Page : 252 pages
File Size : 18,15 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Carbon dioxide mitigation
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Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 50,77 MB
Release : 2013-09-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0309287588
Much of the ecological research in the past decades has focused on rural or wilderness areas. Today, however, ecological research has been taking place in our cities, where our everyday decisions can have profound effects on our environment. This research, or urban ecology, includes an important element, trees. Trees have had a variety of environmental benefits for our environment including the sequestering carbon, reducing urban heat island effects, providing vital habitat for wildlife, and making nature accessible. These benefits have important impacts on the physical, socio-economic, and mental health of humans as well. Being exposed to trees has been shown to enhance social cohesion, improve health and recreational opportunities, and increase real estate values. In order to gain more knowledge into this urban forestry, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) held a workshop February 25-26, 2013. The workshop brought together more than 100 people with various interests in urban forestry research to share information and perspectives, foster communication across specific areas of ecosystem service research, and consider integrated approaches that cut across these realms. The workshop specifically examined current capabilities to characterize and quantify the benefits, key gaps in our understanding, the challenges of planning urban forests in a way that optimizes multiple ecosystem services and more. Urban Forestry: Toward an Ecosystem Services Research Agenda: A Workshop Summary presents an overview of the issues discussed by the workshop's breakout groups; summarizes presentations from the four panels which included Biophysical Services of the Urban Forest; and context for the study with introductory material from the workshop.
Author : Francesco Ferrini
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1031 pages
File Size : 36,4 MB
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1317237021
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.