Urban trees can potentially mitigate environmental degradation accompanying rapid
urbanisation via a range of tree benefits and services. But uncertainty exists about the extent …

The provision and administration of high quality urban public green spaces intertwines
issues of planning, design, management and maintenance with governance. The benefits of …

Urban forestry is generally defined as the art, science and technology of managing trees and
forest resources in and around urban community ecosystems for the physiological …

During my childhood, nature was never far away. The vast polder landscapes near my home
village had a lot to offer in terms of wildlife, space, high-sky polder landscapes, and …

Cities are the dominant form of human settlement. As centers of economic growth and
population they are focal points of both ecological disturbance (through resource …

The quantity of urban forests in cities is critical for biodiversity conservation and human
health, and is known to be distributed unequally. Increasingly, the quality of urban forests …

The concept of urban forestry is addressed from a discursive perspective, with focus on
identifying and describing various scientific discourses, their strength and development over …

Park authorities in the Nordic countries were studied for the first time in a combined survey.
Major similarities were found between countries, but also interesting differences. These …

Urban forests play an important role for urban dwellers, providing environmental, social and
economic services. One of these benefits is the capacity of trees to provide food, an aspect …

Forests are widely recognized as important landscape elements which contribute to human
health and well-being. They provide benefits derived from direct and indirect experiences of …