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MONITORING FOREST AREA CHANGE USING QUICKBIRD
A study was conducted to compare the urban forest management in three urban forests in Samarinda City. The application of GIS (Geographic Information System) is one of the alternatives to conduct a variety of processes such as: providing geographical ...
SRI ENDAYANI +4 more
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Urban Forests for Carbon Sequestration and Heat Island Mitigation [PDF]
Urban forests serve both as a carbon sequestration pool and heat island mitigation tool. Climate change will increase the frequency and severity of urban heat islands. Thus, new urban planning strategies demand our attention.
Klein, Levente J, Albrecht, Conrad M
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Conversions of coppices to a coppice-with-standards in Urban Forests of Moravský Krumlov
Conversions of oak coppices were many times carried out only by renaming to false high forests. The paper presents a method of the conversion of overmature coppices to a coppice-with-standards implementation of which was started in urban forests of ...
D. Utinek
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City green space can promote people’s health and aesthetic satisfaction; however, most extant research focuses on suburban forests and urban parks. Urban landscape forests have important ecological and aesthetic value for urban environments.
Linjia Wu +5 more
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Remote Sensing of Urban Forests [PDF]
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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Soundscape in Urban Forests [PDF]
This Special Issue of Forests explores the role of soundscapes in urban forested areas. It is comprised of 11 papers involving soundscape studies conducted in urban forests from Asia and Africa.
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Dynamic particulate matter (PM) behavior on leaves depends on rainfall events, leaf structural and physical properties, and individual tree crowns in urban forests.
Myeong Ja Kwak +11 more
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Assessing Sustainability in Urban Forests: A Case Analysis of Atatürk Urban Forest (Bursa) [PDF]
Urban forests, as part of the green infrastructure systems in cities, are also important components of natural systems. To ensure the sustainability of urban forests, ecological, social, and economic dimensions must be addressed holistically.
Pirselimoğlu Batman, Zeynep +3 more
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In urbanized areas, wind disturbances can be intensified by anthropogenic stresses under which trees may become hazardous, creating serious threats and damages to nearby targets.
Didzis Elferts +6 more
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Stand characteristics and dead wood in urban forests : Potential biodiversity hotspots in managed boreal landscapes [PDF]
Urban forests are usually not intensively managed and may provide suitable environments for species threatened by production forestry. Thus, urban forests could have the potential of enhancing biodiversity both within cities and at a larger landscape ...
Siitonen, Juha +5 more
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