AIE - Subject - Urban Forestry

Urban Forestry

Publications

A Survey Of Urban Forestry In Britain by Mark Johnston and Brian Rushton. Available to download.
Urban Forestry Practice by B Hibberd. Handbook No:5. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710273-3. Order direct from The Stationary Office.
Urban Forestry Laboratory Experiments. ISA workbook. Designed for education purposes. Contact: ISA.
Planting and Managing Amenity Woodlands by D.R Helliwell. Available from the Arboricultural Association.
Advice manual for the preparation of a Community Forest Plan. CCP 271. Cost 15 GBP. Available from the Countryside Commission.
What are Community Forests? A quick and clear introduction to the idea of Community Forests, illustrated with simple case studies from across the country showing how the vision is being turned into reality. CCP 508 1997. Free. Available from the Countryside Commission.
Community forests and the town and country planning system. This sets out the Countryside Commission’s view on the relationship between Community Forests and the town and country planning system. CCP 518 1997. Free. Available from the Countryside Commission.
Urban Woodland and the Benefits for Local Air Quality. Broadmeadow MSJ; Freer-Smith PH; (1996) . The Stationary Office, ISBN 0-11-753191-x, Ł25. DETR.
Continuous Cover Forestry by R. Helliwell. Booklet.

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Journal Extracts (see AIE Abbreviations for abbreviations and links)

A survey of Urban Forestry in Britain. - QJF - Vol:94 - No:2 - April 2000
Benefit cost analysis of Modesto's minicipal urban forest. JA - Vol:25 - No:5 - Sept 1999
Community forests in England and Germany - a comparison. QJF - Vol:93 - No:1 - Jan 1999
Urban Forestry in the USA- A brief history of. AJ - Vol:20 - No:3 - Aug 1996
Urban forestry and arboricultural advancements in Ohio, USA. AJ - Vol:19 - No:4 - Nov 1995
Urban forestry in Singapore. AJ - Vol:22 - No:3 - Aug 1998
Urban forestry in Kuala Lumpur. AJ - Vol:22 - No:3 - Aug 1998
Urban forestry in Britain - early development of AJ - Vol:21 - No:2 - May 1997
Urban forestry in Britain - early development of, Part 2. AJ - Vol:21 - No:4 - Nov 1997
Urban environment - the role of trees in the. AJ - Vol:20 - No:4 - Nov 1996
Urban fringe forestry in Hong Kong. AJ - Vol:20 - No:1 - Feb 1996
Urban forestry strategy for Hong Kong. AJ - Vol:20 - No:2 - May 1996
Urban forestry policy making - European cities. AJ - Vol:23 - No:1 - Feb 1999
Urban forestry in south east Asia. AJ - Vol:23 - No:1 - Feb 1999
Urban forestry : UK experience in practice. AJ - Vol:22 - No:1 - Nov 1998
Urban trees in Hong Kong - pressure on. AJ - Vol:22 - No:1 - Nov 1998
Urban and community forestry programs. JA - Vol:24 - No:6 - Nov 1998
Urban forest in Brazil - evaluation, planning.. JA - Vol:24 - No:6 - Nov 1998
Urban forestry in Britain - Developments between the 1st and 3rd Conferences. AJ - Vol:23 - No:3 - Aug 1999
Urban forestry research in Europe. JA - Vol:26 - No:3 - May 2000
Urban Woodland - Effects of various social and botanical factors on. AJ - Vol:23 - No:3 - Aug 1999
Urban tree replacement decisions - economic analysis. JA - Vol:26 - No:2 - March 2000

Publication Extracts (books, handbooks & bulletins)

Forest tree - City tree. Page 40-45. Modern Arboriculture by Alex Shigo. Book. ISBN 0-943563-09-7.
A study of urban trees by S. Colderick and S. Hodge. Chapter 9. Research for Practical Arboriculture 1991. Bulletin 97. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710297-0.
Benefits of Amenity Trees by J. Matthews. Chapter 10. Research for Practical Arboriculture 1991. Bulletin 97. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710297-0.
Urban Woods. Chapter 16. Silviculture of Broadleaved Woodland by J Evans 1984. Bulletin 62. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710154-0.
Trees for Urban Areas. Chapter XXIV. The Arboriculturists Companion by N. James. ISBN 0-631-16774-9.

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