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E-grāmata: Urban Forests: Ecosystem Services and Management [Taylor & Francis e-book]

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  • Formāts: 316 pages, 12 Illustrations, color; 27 Illustrations, black and white
  • Izdošanas datums: 08-Jul-2016
  • Izdevniecība: Apple Academic Press Inc.
  • ISBN-13: 9781315366081
  • Taylor & Francis e-book
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  • Formāts: 316 pages, 12 Illustrations, color; 27 Illustrations, black and white
  • Izdošanas datums: 08-Jul-2016
  • Izdevniecība: Apple Academic Press Inc.
  • ISBN-13: 9781315366081
This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.

This new research compendium focuses on urban forestry research and management, while also considering the sociological and community aspects. The book looks at the benefits of urban forests with respect to urban sustainability and human health; issues related to expanding the urban tree canopy; managing urban forests in a community context; and improving our understanding of urban forests through research and practice.
Acknowledgment and How to Cite ix
List of Contributors
xi
Introduction xv
Part I The Benefits of Urban Forests
1 Contribution of Ecosystem Services to Air Quality and Climate Change Mitigation Policies: The Case of Urban Forests in Barcelona, Spain
3(34)
Francesc Baro
Lydia Chaparro
Erik Gomez-Baggethun
Johannes Langemeyer
David J. Nowak
Jaume Terradas
2 Modelling Short-Rotation Coppice and Tree Planting for Urban Carbon Management--A Citywide Analysis
37(22)
Nicola McHugh
Jill L. Edmondson
Kevin J. Gaston
Jonathan R. Leake
Odhran S. O'Sullivan
3 Neighborhood Greenspace and Health in a Large Urban Center
59(34)
Omid Kardan
Peter Gozdyra
Bratislav Misic
Faisal Moola
Lyle J. Palmer
Tomais Paus
Marc G. Berman
Part II Expanding the Urban Tree Canopy
4 Public Reactions to New Street Tree Planting
93(32)
Ruth A. Rae
Gabriel Simon
Jessie Braden
5 It's Not Easy Going Green: Obstacles to Tree-Planting Programs in East Baltimore
125(28)
Michael Battaglia
Geoffrey L. Buckley
Michael Galvin
Morgan Grove
Part III Managing Urban Forests
6 A Protocol for Citizen Science Monitoring of Recently-Planted Urban Trees
153(36)
Jessica M. Vogt
Burnell C. Fischer
Part IV Improving Our Understanding of Urban Forests
7 110 Years of Change in Urban Tree Stocks and Associated Carbon Storage
189(22)
Daniel F. Diaz-Porras
Kevin J. Gaston
Karl L. Evans
8 Biological, Social, and Urban Design Factors Affecting Young Street Tree Mortality in New York City
211(22)
Jacqueline W.T. Lu
Erika S. Svendsen
Lindsay K. Campbell
Jennifer Greenfeld
Jessie Braden
Kristen L. King
Nancy Falxa-Raymond
9 Tree Diversity in Southern California's Urban Forest: The Interacting Roles of Social and Environmental Variables
233(32)
Meghan L. Avolio
Diane E. Pataki
Thomas W. Gillespie
G. Darrel Jenerette
Heather R. McCarthy
Stephanie Pincetl
Lorraine Weller Clarke
10 Assessing the Effects of the Urban Forest Restoration Effort of Million TreesNYC on the Structure and Functioning of New York City Ecosystems
265(22)
P. Timon McPhearson
Michael Feller
Alexander Felson
Richard Karty
Jacqueline W.T. Lu
Matthew I. Palmer
Tim Wenskus
Author Notes 287(4)
Index 291