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Urban forest structure: A key to urban forest planning

open access: yesCalifornia Agriculture, 1979
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J McBride, D Jacobs
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Design of Urban Forests [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This chapter explores the design of the urban forest. Whether the various elements are new to the urban green-space structure, or whether they are existing components which require changes in layout or management due to evolving demands, design has an important part to play.
Bell, Simon   +5 more
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Urban Forest and Urban Microclimate

open access: yesForests, 2023
Urban environments are challenging places for urban greenspaces, especially for trees, which have the greatest impact on ecosystem service provisions [...]
Thomas Rötzer   +3 more
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Developing a New Hourly Forest Fire Risk Index Based on Catboost in South Korea

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2020
Forest fires can cause enormous damage, such as deforestation and environmental pollution, even with a single occurrence. It takes a lot of effort and long time to restore areas damaged by wildfires.
Yoojin Kang   +4 more
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Context matters: influence of organizational, environmental, and social factors on civic environmental stewardship group intensity

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2019
Civic environmental stewardship groups actively take care of their local environment and are known to work in urban contexts. Research on the geographies of this urban environmental stewardship is young.
Michelle L. Johnson   +6 more
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Hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) as biodiversity indicators for assessing urban forest habitats

open access: yesActa Silvae et Ligni, 2022
Urban and peri-urban forests are important habitats for maintaining biodiversity in cities. In this paper, we report a method for using hoverflies as biodiversity indicators in urban forest habitats.
Maarten De Groot   +3 more
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Aplikasi Metode Forest Health Monitoring dalam Penilaian Kerusakan Pohon di Hutan Kota Metro (Application of Forest Health Monitoring Method in Assessing Tree Damage in Metro Urban Forests)

open access: yesJurnal Sylva Lestari, 2019
The assessment of tree condition is very important to ensure visitor safety and to maintain the sustainability of Metro Urban Forest. However, data and information on the condition of trees in six locations of Metro Urban Forest are not yet available ...
Bondan Abimanyu   +2 more
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Remote Sensing of Urban Forests [PDF]

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2019
Urban forests and green infrastructures at large are of critical importance for contemporary cities as they provide a wide range of ecosystem services (ESS) that enhance the quality of life of urban dwellers. Remote sensing technologies have greatly contributed to assessing and mapping the spatial distribution of ESS in urban areas, although more ...
Giovanni Sanesi   +3 more
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Evaluation of the Tree Composition Suitability in Srengseng Urban Forest DKI Jakarta Province

open access: yesJurnal Ilmu Kehutanan, 2022
Urban forest development is one of the efforts in increasing the quantity of green open space while improving water catchment areas and preventing flooding. The selection of the right urban tree species will help optimize the function of the urban forest.
Anggi Aprigianti   +2 more
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The economic benefits of reductions in nitrogen loads from stormwater runoff by street trees

open access: yesBlue-Green Systems, 2020
It is increasingly recognised that urban trees can contribute to reducing stormwater runoff by intercepting and retaining a fraction of rainfall received.
Mariana D. Baptista   +3 more
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