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The Urban Forest. Cultivating Green Infrastructure for People and the Environment
This book is a collaborative effort among academics and practitioners who have developed an appreciation for the value of trees in cities. Its focus is on urban “green infrastructure” (GI) – the interconnected web of vegetated spaces, ranging from street trees and private gardens to neighborhood parks and peri-urban forests, which provide essential ecosystem services in densely populated areas. The concept of green infrastructure embodies the view that biotic systems are just as vital to the functioning of a modern city as any other type of infrastructure, be it roads, water, sewage, power, or communication. At the same time, green infrastructure is different – more dynamic, more heterogeneous, and often more fragile – because it is alive. The services provided by this sort of infrastructure are more varied than those delivered by a system of roads or pipes. These services may have an immediate benefit, such as providing shade to a pedestrian on the street, or benefits which are longer term and somewhat removed from plain sight – like mitigating climate change or providing habitat for wildlife. In fact, the role of urban trees is tied up with the many other natural and man-made systems in the city, and their value lies in their mutual relationships with the soil, the atmosphere, and the people with whom they come in contact. What is provided, then, by the entirety of the “urban forest” (UF) is an array of ecosystem services – things like preventing damage from storm-water runoff, filtering dust and pollutants from the air, and providing an outlet for outdoor recreation – whose necessity often becomes most apparent when they are missing or insufficient. The challenge of ensuring that these ecosystem services are indeed delivered, and that they may be enjoyed by the population in an equitable and sustainable way, is a multidimensional undertaking. It requires knowledge of the physical attributes of urban greenspace, including the biological and hydrological processes underlying the growth and viability of trees ...
The Urban Forest. Cultivating Green Infrastructure for People and the Environment
This book is a collaborative effort among academics and practitioners who have developed an appreciation for the value of trees in cities. Its focus is on urban “green infrastructure” (GI) – the interconnected web of vegetated spaces, ranging from street trees and private gardens to neighborhood parks and peri-urban forests, which provide essential ecosystem services in densely populated areas. The concept of green infrastructure embodies the view that biotic systems are just as vital to the functioning of a modern city as any other type of infrastructure, be it roads, water, sewage, power, or communication. At the same time, green infrastructure is different – more dynamic, more heterogeneous, and often more fragile – because it is alive. The services provided by this sort of infrastructure are more varied than those delivered by a system of roads or pipes. These services may have an immediate benefit, such as providing shade to a pedestrian on the street, or benefits which are longer term and somewhat removed from plain sight – like mitigating climate change or providing habitat for wildlife. In fact, the role of urban trees is tied up with the many other natural and man-made systems in the city, and their value lies in their mutual relationships with the soil, the atmosphere, and the people with whom they come in contact. What is provided, then, by the entirety of the “urban forest” (UF) is an array of ecosystem services – things like preventing damage from storm-water runoff, filtering dust and pollutants from the air, and providing an outlet for outdoor recreation – whose necessity often becomes most apparent when they are missing or insufficient. The challenge of ensuring that these ecosystem services are indeed delivered, and that they may be enjoyed by the population in an equitable and sustainable way, is a multidimensional undertaking. It requires knowledge of the physical attributes of urban greenspace, including the biological and hydrological processes underlying the growth and viability of trees ...
The Urban Forest. Cultivating Green Infrastructure for People and the Environment
Pearlmutter D. (author) / Calfapietra C. (author) / Samson R. (author) / O'Brien L. (author) / Krajter Ostoic S. (author) / Sanesi G. (author) / Alonso de Amo R. (author) / Pearlmutter, D. / Calfapietra, C. / Samson, R.
2017-01-01
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Electronic Resource
English
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710
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