Ecology, Planning, and Management of Urban Forests: International Perspective Book

Perspectives and Approaches in Urban Forestry
Introduction: The Growth of Cities and Urban Forestry   Margaret M. Carreiro     3
Toward a Landscape Ecology of Cities: Beyond Buildings, Trees, and Urban Forests   Jianguo (Jingle) Wu     10
Principles for Guiding Eco-City Development   Rudiger Wittig     29
A Multiple-Indicators Approach to Monitoring Urban Sustainable Development   Kunmin Zhang   Zongguo Wen   Bin Du   Guojun Song     35
Assessment and Valuation of the Ecosystem Services Provided by Urban Forests   Wendy Y. Chen   C. Y. Jim     53
Benefits of Urban Green Space for Improving Urban Climate   Volker Heidt   Marco Neef     84
Applying Ecosystem Management to Urban Forestry   Wayne C. Zipperer     97
Approaches to Urban Forestry in the United Kingdom   Nerys Jones     109
Opportunities and Alternatives for Enhancing Urban Forests in Compact Cities in Developing Countries   C.Y. Jim     118
Urban Ecology Studies in China, with an Emphasis on Shanghai   Yong-Chang Song   Jun Gao     149
Using the Urban-Rural Gradient Approach to Determine the Effects of Land Use on Forest Remnants   Margaret M. Carreiro     169
A PhilosophicalBasis for Restoring Ecologically Functioning Urban Forests: Current Methods and Results   Akira Miyawaki     187
Planning, Managing, and Restoring Urban Forests
Strategic Planning for Urban Woodlands in North West England   Keith Jones     199
Landscape Corridors in Shanghai and Their Importance in Urban Forest Planning   Junxiang Li   Yujie Wang   Yong-Chang Song     219
Management of Urban Forests in the United States   J. James Kielbaso     240
The Urban Forest of Nanjing City: Key Characteristics and Management Assessment   Sophia Shuang Chen   C.Y. Jim     259
Urban Forest Structure in Hefei, China   Zemin Wu   Chenglin Huang   Wenyou Wu   Shaoujie Zhang     279
Forests and Forestry in Hesse, Germany: Meeting the Challenge of Multipurpose Forestry   Rolf Schulzke   Sebastian Stoll     293
Experiences in the Management of Urban Recreational Forests in Germany   Michael Jestaedt     301
Modeling the Social Benefits of Urban Parks for Users   Giacomo Secco   Grazia Zulian     312
Potential Leaf Area Index Analyses for the City of Toronto's Urban Forest   W.A. Kenney     336
Spatial and Temporal Change of Urban Vegetation Distribution in Beijing    Jun Yang   Peng Gong   Jinxing Zhou     346
Long-Term Observations of Secondary Forests Growing on Hard-Coal Mining Spoils in the Industrial Ruhr Region of Germany   Henning Haeupler     357
Selection of Pollution-Tolerant Trees for Restoration of Degraded Forests and Evaluation of the Experimental Restoration Practices at the Ulsan Industrial Complex, Korea   Chang Seok Lee   Yong Chan Cho     369
Restoration Planning for the Seoul Metropolitan Area, Korea   Chang Seok Lee   An Na Lee   Yong Chan Cho     393
The Construction of Near-Natural Forests in the Urban Areas of Shanghai   Liang-Jun Da   Yong-Chang Song     420
Synthesis and Directions for Future Research, Planning, and Implementation
Urban Forestry and the Eco-City: Today and Tomorrow   Margaret M. Carreiro   Wayne C. Zipperer     435
Index     457