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.

Info autore

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)

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Joe McBride, Joe R. McBride, Joe R McBride
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 31.05.2017
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze
• EAN: 9783319521077
• ISBN: 978-3-31-952107-7
• Numero di pagine: 266
• Illustrazioni: X, 266 p. 84 illus.
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15.7 x 2.1 x 24.1 cm
• Peso (della confezione): 576 g
• Serie: Future City > 08; Future City
• Categorie: 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