Written from the perspective of an urban forester and certified arborist, the reader will have a basic understanding of what makes a tree a tree in context to the philosophical and cultural underpinnings of Urban and Community Forestry, and learn how to implement model, time-tested global green practices and initiatives derived from citizen science.
Preface.- Acknowledgements.
Chapter
1. Introducing the tree.
Chapter
2. The Urban Forest: from oxymoron to critical resource.
Chapter
3. The
great tree migration: from forest to city center.
Chapter
4. Growing the
Urban and Community Forest Today for the City of Tomorrow: connecting our
trees and their needs to their human associates.
Chapter
5. The Global
Experience in Green Participatory Place-making: a worldwide sampling of Urban
and Community Forest connectivity.
Chapter
6. Making a difference
questions asked and questions answered.- Index.
Naomi Zürcher is an Urban Forester, an ISA Certified Consulting Arborist and an affiliate member of the USA I Tree team in Luzern, Switzerland.
