The world's urban forests : history, composition, design, function and management / Joe R. McBride.
McBride, Joe, author.
2017
SB436
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Title
The world's urban forests : history, composition, design, function and management / Joe R. McBride.
Author
McBride, Joe, author.
ISBN
9783319521084 (electronic book)
331952108X (electronic book)
9783319521077
3319521071
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52108-4
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (x, 266 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-52108-4 doi
Call Number
SB436
Dewey Decimal Classification
635.9/77
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.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Digital File Characteristics
text file PDF
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 16, 2017).
Series
Future city ; v. 8.
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Print version: 9783319521077
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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.

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