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The World’s Urban Forests

History, Composition, Design, Function and Management

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Authors:
  1. Joe R. McBride

    1. Landscape Architecture and Environmental, University of California Landscape Architecture and Environmental, Berkeley, USA

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  • This book is the only book on this topic
  • It expands the regional view presented in current urban forest management texts to a world wide perspective
  • This book contains 85 hand drawn figures

Part of the book series: Future City (FUCI, volume 8)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Joe R. McBride
    Pages 1-4

  3. Methods

    • Joe R. McBride
    Pages 5-9

  4. Biomes, Human Settlement, and the Selection of Cities

    • Joe R. McBride
    Pages 11-26

  5. History

    • Joe R. McBride
    Pages 27-70

  6. Composition

    • Joe R. McBride
    Pages 71-139

  7. Design

    • Joe R. McBride
    Pages 141-188

  8. Function

    • Joe R. McBride
    Pages 189-205

  9. Management

    • Joe R. McBride
    Pages 207-220

  10. Urban Forests, Biomes and History

    • Joe R. McBride
    Pages 221-236

  11. The Future of the Urban Forest

    • Joe R. McBride
    Pages 237-253

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 255-266
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Landscape Architecture and Environmental, University of California Landscape Architecture and Environmental, Berkeley, USA

    Joe R. McBride

About the author

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)

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The World’s Urban Forests

  • Book Subtitle: History, Composition, Design, Function and Management

  • Authors: Joe R. McBride

  • Series Title: Future City

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52108-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-52107-7Published: 17 February 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84822-8Published: 11 September 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-52108-4Published: 07 February 2017

  • Series ISSN: 1876-0899

  • Series E-ISSN: 1876-0880

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 266

  • Number of Illustrations: 84 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Landscape Architecture, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Urban History, Urban Ecology

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