Showing papers in "Urban Forestry & Urban Greening in 2002"

TL;DR: In this paper, a survey of tree establishment practices in European towns and cities was carried out to study current tree establishment practice and the main damaging factors of urban tree establishment, such as poor site conditions and impacts such as utility trenching.

TL;DR: In this article, a comparison of the structure, function, and value of street and park tree populations in two California cities is presented, showing that trees provided net annual benefits valued at $2.2 million in Modesto and $805,732 in Santa Monica, respectively.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a study of woodland management guidelines for their inclusion of visual aspects, and they identify approaches towards the management of visual aspect in urban woodland, including the selection and emphasis of visual concepts as well as the scale at which they are applied and degree of operationality.

TL;DR: The development of a GIS-based planning tool for the recreational function of forests and nature areas is described, suited not only for predicting present numbers of visits, but also for simulating the effect of new areas being developed, residential as well as natural.

TL;DR: In this paper, a research method developed in social psychology (Theory of Planned Behaviour) is applied to test whether behaviour intentions with regard to imposed restrictions are adhered to by the visitors or not, and how this is to be explained.

TL;DR: The Hamburg Tree Pruning System (Hamburger Schnittmethode) is described in this paper and answers the following questions: How should branches with and without a branch collar be removed?

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the attractiveness and values of afforested areas in two independent Danish studies and found that a short distance from the residence to nearest forest usually resulted in a higher frequency of forest visits and a more positive view on the nature qualities of the local area in general.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted interviews with fifteen professionals within ecology, forestry and park and landscape architecture to understand how facts coming from the world of natural sciences can be encapsulated in daily woodland management.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a system for silvicultural management of forests within urban landscapes, which includes three elements: 1. Forest Options Planning, using suitable tools for generating and evaluating silviculture management options; 2. Management Demonstration and Referencing, based on a network of managed and unmanaged field plots; 3. Silvicultural Event Analysis, involving preventative evaluation of silvicult activities based on event-oriented resource assessment.

TL;DR: Bark mulch decreased growth of English oak in the first year, but increased it significantly after 3 years, and usage of herbicides on a clay soil was nefarious to both survival and growth of the treated trees.