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The World’s Urban Forests [electronic resource] : History, Composition, Design, Function and Management / by Joe R. McBride.

By: McBride, Joe R [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Future City: 8Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017Edition: 1st ed. 2017.Description: X, 266 p. 84 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319521084.Subject(s): Landscape architecture | Human geography | Cities and towns—History | Urban ecology (Biology) | Landscape Architecture | Human Geography | Urban History | Urban EcologyAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 710 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Methods -- 3. Biomes, Human Settlement, and the Selection of Cities. 4. History -- 5. Composition -- 6. Design -- 7. Function -- 8. Management -- 9. Urban Forests, Biomes, and History -- 10. The Future of the Urban Forest.
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.
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1. Introduction -- 2. Methods -- 3. Biomes, Human Settlement, and the Selection of Cities. 4. History -- 5. Composition -- 6. Design -- 7. Function -- 8. Management -- 9. Urban Forests, Biomes, and History -- 10. The Future of the Urban Forest.

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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