Exploring An Urban Forest
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Exploring The Urban Forest
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Author : Meghan E. O'Connor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Exploring The Urban Forest written by Meghan E. O'Connor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Mathematics categories.
Ecology Planning And Management Of Urban Forests
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Author : Margaret M. Carreiro
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2007-10-31
Ecology Planning And Management Of Urban Forests written by Margaret M. Carreiro and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-31 with Science categories.
Trees and vegetation in cities aren’t just there to make the place look pretty. They have an important ecological function. This book contains studies and perspectives on urban forests from a broad array of basic and applied scientific disciplines including ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, landscape ecology, plant community ecology, geography, and social science. The book includes contributions from experts around the world, allowing the reader to evaluate methods and management that are appropriate for particular geographic, environmental, and socio-political contexts.
Rootbound
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Author : Scott A. Boetjer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Rootbound written by Scott A. Boetjer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with categories.
The urban forest of Seattle provides many benefits and values to its inhabitants. Trees in particular play significant environmental and social roles in the city by cleaning polluted air and water, providing shelter from sun and rain, beautifying our streets, and protecting pedestrians. There are also physical products we extract from our urban forest vegetation, but these remain limited to mulch, some foods, firewood, and compost. Yet despite these important attributes there remains potential to manipulate the urban forest for our changing needs. This project will present four concepts designed to enhance urban forest productivity. The first three are strategic proposals with a broad aim to improve ecological health and forest resiliency in a future of changing climatic conditions. The fourth, Rootbound, is a set of experimental interventions designed to incorporate innovative product development within social and environmental contexts. The current plan for Seattle's urban forest clearly indicates the goal of its managers; to increase tree canopy and maintain an overall healthy forest. By implementing several new strategic proposals, the urban forest may play a more active role in enhancing ecological and social health. The first is a biochar program using mulch as the feedstock. Up to 90% of urban forest trees are recycled as wood chips and this low-value product can be converted to a high-valuable climate change reduction component. The second proposal will use the urban forest as a seed bank for developing long term resiliency. Heirloom street trees will enable the forest to be more responsive to changes in climate and urban conditions. Third, a regional history of timber forestry inspires the reintroduction of board production to residual sites in the urban forest. Centered on education rather than commercial production, timber trials using vigorous urban forest species may set the stage for future infill projects in Seattle. The fourth and final concept, Rootbound, manipulates root growth as a method of revealing natural urban infrastructures while producing viable, artful urban forest products. Tree roots are often the cause of conflict and damage in the urban setting, but they may be forced into specific forms for productive use in our city. This concept will be presented as designed interventions in the context of four distinct urban forest types. These typologies are distilled from varying environmental conditions and land uses and include: dense urban, residential, residual and industrial. The first intervention will attempt to enliven an otherwise barren public space. Tree containers designed to sit up to four people are arranged in an orchard-like pattern. When completely bound by their roots, each tree is removed to reveal a new type of urban furniture intended to improve the public space and create awareness of alternative forest products. The second intervention enhances playground learning by growing "loose parts;" oversized blocks designed to stimulate teamwork and creativity. Third, the Rootbound concept will be applied to an urban wetland restoration project. Trees and other plants have been shown to phytoremediate polluted soils and this intervention will also create useful, artistic products. Finally, the fourth intervention develops an interlocking nurse log system. Urban forest roots grown on a terraced residual site produce biodegradable blocks intended for slope and bank stabilization/restoration projects. The long term projection of these strategies and interventions is to inspire new methods of productive urban forestry and utilize trees and plants to improve environmental and social health in the built environment. By incorporating them into the City of Seattle's existing Urban Forest Management Plan, our urban forest may begin actively contributing to the broader goal of climate change reduction. Urban forests that exhibit high levels of vegetative growth - such as those found in the Pacific Northwest - should be utilized as a living laboratory for educating, inspiring, and improving the lives of urban forest inhabitants.
Urban Forests And Trees
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Author : Cecil C. Konijnendijk
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2005-05-20
Urban Forests And Trees written by Cecil C. Konijnendijk and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-05-20 with Architecture categories.
This multidisciplinary book covers all aspects of planning, designing, establishing and managing forests and trees and forests in and near urban areas, with chapters by experts in forestry, horticulture, landscape ecology, landscape architecture and even plant pathology. Beginning with historical and conceptual basics, the coverage includes policy, design, implementation and management of forestry for urban populations.
Exploring An Urban Forest
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Exploring An Urban Forest written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Trees categories.
The World S Urban Forests
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Author : Joe R. McBride
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-02-07
The World S Urban Forests written by Joe R. McBride and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-07 with Architecture categories.
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.
Discovering The Urban Forest Activity Book
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Author : South Carolina. State Commission of Forestry. Creative Services
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Discovering The Urban Forest Activity Book written by South Carolina. State Commission of Forestry. Creative Services and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Environmental education categories.
Acquaints students with the concept of the urban forest and its environmental benefits through puzzles and other activities.
Urban Forests
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Author : Jill Jonnes
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2016-09-27
Urban Forests written by Jill Jonnes and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-27 with Science categories.
“Far-ranging and deeply researched, Urban Forests reveals the beauty and significance of the trees around us.” —Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction “Jonnes extols the many contributions that trees make to city life and celebrates the men and women who stood up for America’s city trees over the past two centuries. . . . An authoritative account.” —Gerard Helferich, The Wall Street Journal “We all know that trees can make streets look prettier. But in her new book Urban Forests, Jill Jonnes explains how they make them safer as well.” —Sara Begley, Time Magazine A celebration of urban trees and the Americans—presidents, plant explorers, visionaries, citizen activists, scientists, nurserymen, and tree nerds—whose arboreal passions have shaped and ornamented the nation’s cities, from Jefferson’s day to the present As nature’s largest and longest-lived creations, trees play an extraordinarily important role in our cities; they are living landmarks that define space, cool the air, soothe our psyches, and connect us to nature and our past. Today, four-fifths of Americans live in or near urban areas, surrounded by millions of trees of hundreds of different species. Despite their ubiquity and familiarity, most of us take trees for granted and know little of their fascinating natural history or remarkable civic virtues. Jill Jonnes’s Urban Forests tells the captivating stories of the founding mothers and fathers of urban forestry, in addition to those arboreal advocates presently using the latest technologies to illuminate the value of trees to public health and to our urban infrastructure. The book examines such questions as the character of American urban forests and the effect that tree-rich landscaping might have on commerce, crime, and human well-being. For amateur botanists, urbanists, environmentalists, and policymakers, Urban Forests will be a revelation of one of the greatest, most productive, and most beautiful of our natural resources.
The Urban Tree Book
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Author : Arthur Plotnik
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2009-11-10
The Urban Tree Book written by Arthur Plotnik and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-10 with Nature categories.
Open The Urban Tree Book and discover the joys of forest trekking--right in your city or town. This first-of-a-kind field guide introduces readers to the trees on their block, in neighborhood parks, and throughout the urban landscape. Unlike traditional tree guides with dizzying numbers of woodland species, The Urban Tree Book explores nature in the city, describing some 200 tree types likely to be found on North America's streets and surrounding spaces, including suburban settings. With telling descriptions and precise botanical detail, this unique guide not only identifies trees but brings them to life through history, lore, anecdotes, up-to-date facts, and hundreds of fascinating characteristics. More than 175 graceful illustrations capture the charm of trees in urban settings and depict leaf, flower, fruit, and bark features for identification and appreciation. The Urban Tree Book will inform even the most knowledgeable plant person and delight urbanites who simply enjoy strolling beneath the shade of welcoming trees. An engaging excursion into the "urban forest," this complete guide to city trees will both entertain and enlighten nature lovers, urban hikers, gardeners, and everyone curious about their environment. Includes a tree planting-and-care section, tree primer, and exploration guide Is backed by the expertise of the renowned Morton Arboretum Incorporates new "urban forestry" perspectives Covers urban trees across the continent Lists key organizations and institutions for tree lovers Selects the best tree sites on the Internet Updates many guides by 20 years
Exploring The Urban Forest
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Author : Menilek Sisay Beyene
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Exploring The Urban Forest written by Menilek Sisay Beyene and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.
Increasing urbanization creates environmental impacts on flora, fauna, and human populations. Urban trees provide mitigating services that may be maximized by understanding environmental stressors that impact tree health. I explored the relationship between tree condition and urban landcover as evidence of urban stressors. Tree morphology, canopy condition, and insect abundance were expected to vary across an urban land cover gradient, at different spatial scales, and between native/exotic species. These responses were explored in Tilia americana, Tilia cordata, Acer platanoides and Acer saccharnium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Specific spatial scales and environmental variables better explained changes in tree response variables. My results suggest Tilia species were more tolerant of urban conditions. Differences between species were described by genera suggesting species trait similarity may determine environmental suitability. Maximizing service provision requires interspecific stress expression consideration. Further research will explore soil conditions, socio-economic factors, and environmental remote sensing in urban tree condition modelling.
