Urban trees and greenspace in a changing climate
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Urban trees and greenspace in a changing climate

  1. 262 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Urban trees and greenspace in a changing climate

About this book

Cities that pride in only huge concreate structures deny the citizens the benefits of greenspaces. City planning should add green space establishment and maintenance as an important aspect in maintaining a healthy and scenic city. This can be achieved by following simple guidelines in policy, establishment and maintenance. This book shows some policy measures that would encourage participation in funding, establishment and maintain ace of urban greenspaces. The guidelines also show step by step on how to choose greenspace sites, types of trees to choose, establishment and maintenance. The book also provides case studies of restored and maintained green spaces after years of destruction through grabbing and neglect. Green spaces are important for healthy urban community; therefore, each urban authority should aim at providing sufficient greenspaces.

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Yes, you can access Urban trees and greenspace in a changing climate by Nekesah T. Wafullah in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Forestry. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  4. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  5. List of Figures
  6. List of Tables
  7. List of Abbreviations
  8. Acknowledgement
  9. Preface
  10. Chapter 1 Urban Areas
  11. Chapter 2 Urban Greenspaces as Urban spaces
  12. Chapter 3 Urban Trees
  13. Chapter 4 Planning for Urban Trees and Green Spaces
  14. Chapter 5 Tree Health
  15. Chapter 6 Tree Inventories and GIS in Urban Forestry
  16. Chapter 7 Guide for Policy Makers on Urban Trees
  17. Chapter 8 Urban Trees and Greenspace in a Changing Climate
  18. Chapter 9 Urban Greenspaces Initiatives Case Studies
  19. Annex
  20. References
  21. Index
  22. Back Cover