Routledge handbook of urban forestry / edited by Francesco Ferrini, Cecil C. Konijnendijk van den Bosch, and Alessio Fini.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ferrini, Francesco, editor.

Bosch, Cecil C. Konijnendijk van den, editor.

Fini, Alessio, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban forestry--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Urban forestry.

Trees in cities.

Urban ecology (Biology).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Handbook of urban forestry

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2017.

System Details:

text file

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

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

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

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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Routledge handbook of urban forestry.

ISBN:

9781317237037

131723703X

OCLC:

981463256

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