Routledge Handbook of Urban Forestry (Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks)

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Synopsis
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.
Copyright:
2017

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
548 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781317237020
Related ISBNs:
9780367352387, 9781138647282, 9781315627106
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Alessio Fini, Cecil C. Konijnendijk Van Den Bosch, Francesco Ferrini
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Technology
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Francesco Ferrini
Edited by:
Cecil C. Konijnendijk van den Bosch
Edited by:
Alessio Fini

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