Handbook of Urban and Community Forestry in the Northeast

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxvi

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2. The Origins of Urban Forestry

   • Jean Koch

   Pages 1-10

3. Understanding the Benefits and Costs of Urban Forest Ecosystems

   • David J. Nowak, John F. Dwyer

   Pages 11-25

4. Arboriculture Law in the Northeast

   • Victor D. Merullo

   Pages 27-41

5. Tree Ordinances

   • Michael V. D’Errico

   Pages 43-59

6. Community Planning and the Natural Environment

   • William F. Elmendorf

   Pages 61-75

7. Urban and Community Forestry Planning and Design

   • Steven Strom

   Pages 77-94

8. Tree Inventory and Systematic Management

   • Richard S. Wolowicz, Michael Gera

   Pages 95-106

9. Urban and Community Forestry Financing and Budgeting

   • Robert L. Tate

   Pages 107-119

10. Community Involvement in Urban Forestry Programs

    • James Nichnadowicz

    Pages 121-135

11. Soils The Keys to Successful Establishment of Urban Vegetation

    • George A. Hawver, Nina L. Bassuk

    Pages 137-152

12. Selecting Trees for Community Landscapes

    • Henry D. Gerhold, William Porter

    Pages 153-168

13. Guide to Selecting and Specifying Quality Nursery Stock

    • Jim Sellmer, Larry Kuhns

    Pages 169-187

14. Planting and Maintenance

    • James W. Consolloy

    Pages 189-204

15. Pruning

    • Robert M. Argent

    Pages 205-214

16. Trees, Utilities, and Municipalities

    • Robert F. Lee, Richard S. Wolowicz

    Pages 215-226

17. Tree Roots versus Sidewalks and Sewers

    • William R. Comery

    Pages 227-242

18. Hazard Tree Inspection, Evaluation, and Management

    • E. Thomas Smiley, Bruce R. Fraedrich, Peter H. Fengler

    Pages 243-260

19. Integrated Pest Management

    • Deborah Smith-Fiola

    Pages 261-286

20. Tree Appraisal The Goal Is Equity

    • James B. Ingram

    Pages 287-310

With the emergence of urban and community forestry as the fastest growing part of our pro­ fession in the last 15 years, the need for a book such as this inevitably developed. The So­ ciety of American Foresters' urban forestry working group counts 32 or more universities now offering courses in this subject, and the number is growing. For the last several years I have coordinated a continuing education urban forestry course at Rutgers for nonmatriculated students. Registrants have included arborists, shade tree commissioners, landscape architects, city foresters, environmental commissioners, park superintendents, and others whose jobs involve care and management of trees. The course was started by Bob Tate in 1980, around a core of managerial subjects such as in­ ventories, budgets, and public relations. After Bob left in 1984 to join Asplundh and later to start his own prosperous business in California, the course languished after it exhausted the local market for those subjects.

• Forestry
• Urban forestry
• forest
• Forestry Management

• Cook College-Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA

  John E. Kuser

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