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The urban tree / Duncan Goodwin

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2017Description: 1 Online-RessourceISBN:
  • 9781315266169
  • 1351969323
  • 9781351969321
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 0415702461. | 9780415702461. | Erscheint auch als: ˜Theœ urban tree. Druck-Ausgabe London : Routledge, 2017. ix, 265 SeitenRVK: RVK: AR 27100LOC classification:
  • SB436
Online resources: Summary: 1. So what have urban trees ever done for us?; 2. Tree structures and function -- how do trees work?; 3. Urban soils and functional trees; 4. Site assessment and analysis; 5. Plant production; 6. Tree planting and establishment: technical design; 7. Disorders, pests and diseases; 8. Trees, regulations and law; 9. An integrated approach to green infrastructure; Appendix 1: Specifications for engineered rooting substrates; Appendix 2: The collection and analysis of soil samples; Appendix 3: Tree inspection checklist; Appendix 4: Simple field test (ADAS method); Index.Summary: Aimed at developers, urban planners, urban designers, landscape architects and arboriculturists, this book takes a candid look at the benefits that trees provide alongside the threats that are eliminating them from our towns and cities. It takes a simple, applied approach that explores a combination of science and practical experience to help ensure a pragmatic and reasoned approach to decision-making in terms of tree selection, specification, placement and establishment. In this way, trees can successfully be incorporated within our urban landscapes, so that we can continue to reap the benefits they providePPN: PPN: 886012198Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-4-NLEBK | ZDB-4-EBA
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