The world's urban forests : history, composition, design, function and management

• Main Author: McBride, Joe (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
• Series: Future city ; v. 8.
• Subjects: Urban forestry.; Trees in cities.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319521084; 9783319521077
• ISSN: 1876-0899 ;
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 266 pages) : illustrations

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 opp...

Table of 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.