The Urban Forest
Cultivating Green Infrastructure for People and the Environment
Editors: Pearlmutter, D., Calfapietra, C., Samson, R., O'Brien, L., Krajter Ostoić, S., Sanesi, G., Alonso del Amo, R. (Eds.)
Free Preview- Provides the first comprehensive catalog of tree species that is cross-correlated with the ecosystem services they provide in different regions of Europe
- Provides a useful classification of the socio-cultural benefits of urban green space, the barriers to their equitable access, and solutions for overcoming them
- A critical survey of current policy approaches to urban forestry and green infrastructure in Europe
- A valuable tool for practitioners and policy-makers involved in the planning and management of urban parks and forests
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This book focuses on urban "green infrastructure" – the interconnected web of vegetated spaces like street trees, parks and peri-urban forests that provide essential ecosystem services in cities. The green infrastructure approach embodies the idea that these services, such as storm-water runoff control, pollutant filtration and amenities for outdoor recreation, are just as vital for a modern city as those provided by any other type of infrastructure. Ensuring that these ecosystem services are indeed delivered in an equitable and sustainable way requires knowledge of the physical attributes of trees and urban green spaces, tools for coping with the complex social and cultural dynamics, and an understanding of how these factors can be integrated in better governance practices. By conveying the findings and recommendations of COST Action FP1204 GreenInUrbs, this volume summarizes the collaborative efforts of researchers and practitioners from across Europe to address these challenges.
- About the authors
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- Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Introduction: Urban Trees as Environmental Engineers
Pages 3-5
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The Urban Heat Island: Thermal Comfort and the Role of Urban Greening
Pages 7-19
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Urban Trees and Their Relation to Air Pollution
Pages 21-30
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Carbon Sequestration by Urban Trees
Pages 31-39
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Water Regulation and Purification
Pages 41-47
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Urban Forest
- Book Subtitle
- Cultivating Green Infrastructure for People and the Environment
- Editors
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- David Pearlmutter
- Carlo Calfapietra
- Roeland Samson
- Liz O'Brien
- Silvija Krajter Ostoić
- Giovanni Sanesi
- Rocío Alonso del Amo
- Series Title
- Future City
- Series Volume
- 7
- Copyright
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-50280-9
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-50280-9
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-50279-3
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-84365-0
- Series ISSN
- 1876-0899
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXVI, 351
- Number of Illustrations
- 4 b/w illustrations, 75 illustrations in colour
- Topics
