The World's Urban Forests - History, Composition, Design, Function and Management

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.

List 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.

About the author

Joe McBride is Emeritus Professor of Urban Forestry in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management and Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at the University of California, Berkeley (see attached)

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Joe McBride, Joe R McBride, Joe R. McBride
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9783319521077
• ISBN: 978-3-31-952107-7
• No. of pages: 266
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 21 mm x 241 mm
• Weight: 576 g
• Illustrations: X, 266 p. 84 illus.
• Series: Future City; Future City
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences; B, History: specific events & topics, Geography, Urban Planning, landscape architecture, Urban History, Urban & municipal planning, Architecture and Design, Regional & area planning, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Regional planning, Urban Ecology, Urban ecology (Biology), Cities and towns—History