Ecology, Planning, and Management of Urban Forests
International Perspective
Editors: Carreiro, Margaret M., Song, Yong-Chang, Wu, Jianguo (Eds.)
Free Preview- Takes an international approach to sharing knowledge about the management of urban forests
- Allows the reader to evaluate methods and management that are appropriate for particular geographic, environmental and socio-political contexts
- Combines knowledge gathered from case studies in many different regions
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- About this book
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Urban forests play a fundamentally important role in building ecological cities. They improve the environmental quality of the urban environment and the aesthetics of urban landscapes, and in many developed and developing countries, the evolution of urban forestry has been recognized as an essential means of maintaining urban ecosystem health, improving human living conditions, fostering a harmonious human-nature relationship, and ultimately achieving urban sustainability.
Ecology, Planning, and Management of Urban Forests contains studies and perspectives on urban forests from a broad array of basic and applied scientific disciplines including ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, landscape ecology, plant community ecology, geography, and social science. The book contains contributions from experts in Asia, Europe, and North America, allowing the reader to evaluate methods and management that are appropriate for particular geographic, environmental, and socio-political contexts. Urban forests are also approached on regional and landscape scales to encompass more natural environments in and around cities, rather than within arbitrary municipal boundaries. The studies provided are intended to motivate scientists, planners, and managers to work together and to adopt a broader landscape ecology approach to urban forestry, and in so doing, better address the pressing needs for improving the quality of life in urban environments.
About the Editors:
Dr. Margaret M. Carreiro is Associate Professor in the Biology Department of the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Dr. Yong-Chang Song is Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences at East China Normal University, Shanghai, China. Dr. Jianguo Wu is Professor of Ecology and Sustainability Science in the School of Life Sciences and Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA.
- Table of contents (27 chapters)
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Introduction: The Growth of Cities and Urban Forestry
Pages 3-9
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Toward a Landscape Ecology of Cities: Beyond Buildings, Trees, and Urban Forests
Pages 10-28
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Principles for Guiding Eco-City Development
Pages 29-34
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A Multiple-Indicators Approach to Monitoring Urban Sustainable Development
Pages 35-52
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Assessment and Valuation of the Ecosystem Services Provided by Urban Forests
Pages 53-83
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Table of contents (27 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Ecology, Planning, and Management of Urban Forests
- Book Subtitle
- International Perspective
- Editors
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- Margaret M. Carreiro
- Yong-Chang Song
- Jianguo Wu
- Series Title
- Springer Series on Environmental Management
- Copyright
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag New York
- Distribution Rights
- Distribution rights for India: Atlantic Pub. & Distr. (P) Ltd., New Delhi, India
- eBook ISBN
- 978-0-387-71425-7
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-0-387-71425-7
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-0-387-71424-0
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-4419-2441-4
- Series ISSN
- 0172-6161
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXVI, 468
- Number of Illustrations
- 90 b/w illustrations
- Topics
