TY - BOOK
T1 - The Urban Forest
T2 - Cultivating Green Infrastructure for People and the Environment
A2 - Pearlmutter, David
A2 - Calfapietra, Carlo
A2 - Samson, Roeland
A2 - O'Brien, Liz
A2 - Krajter Ostoić, Silvija
A2 - Sanesi, Giovanni
A2 - Alonso del Amo, Rocío
N1 - Electronic access only
PY - 2017/3
Y1 - 2017/3
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-50280-9
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-50280-9
M3 - Book
SN - 9783319502793
SN - 9783319843650
T3 - Future City
BT - The Urban Forest
PB - Springer International Publishing; Imprint: Springer
CY - Cham
ER -
