World’s Urban Forests [electronic resource] : History, Composition, Design, Function and Management /
By: McBride, Joe R [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Series: Future City: 8Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017Edition: 1st ed. 2017.Description: X, 266 p. 84 illus. | Binding - Card Paper |.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319521084.Subject(s): Civil Engineering | Landscape Architecture | Urban History | Urban EcologyDDC classification: 710 Online resources: Click here to access eBook in Springer Nature platform. (Within Campus only.) In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: The purpose of this book is to examine urban forests in cities around the world. It will ask questions about the history, composition, structure, and management of trees in urban areas. Data for this book was collected in 33 cities across broad geographical areas known as biomes. Constraints and opportunities imposed on urban forest composition, design, and management by the ecological characteristics of these biomes will be examined. The book will also address the cultural and historical factors that influenced the characteristics of urban forests around the world.The purpose of this book is to examine urban forests in cities around the world. It will ask questions about the history, composition, structure, and management of trees in urban areas. Data for this book was collected in 33 cities across broad geographical areas known as biomes. Constraints and opportunities imposed on urban forest composition, design, and management by the ecological characteristics of these biomes will be examined. The book will also address the cultural and historical factors that influenced the characteristics of urban forests around the world.
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