ALN No. 42: Kuchelmeister: Urban trees in arid landscapes
http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/ALN/aln42/kuchelmeister.html
The human habitat is rapidly urbanizing. By 2030, the urban population globally will be twice as large as the rural population (World Bank n.d.). Especially in developing countries, this rapid urbanization is exacerbating serious problems such as availability of food, fuel, water, employment, and shelter. The enormous toll in terms of losses to human health and quality of life, natural resources, and economic productivity, makes a compelling case for action
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American Forests: Urban Forests – Trees Working Where People Do
http://www.americanforests.org/graytogreen/
As our cities expand and our population moves to increasingly urbanized areas, American Forests recognizes the ecological value of urban trees as an important conservation issue. Though it is inherently understood that trees improve our environment, until recently it was difficult to quantify these effects.
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Forest Health in the North Central States
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/fhm/pubs/fhncs/fhncs.htm
This publication provides basic information about forest health to land managers, extension personnel, students, educators, those involved in setting public policy, and the general public.
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NC State University - Extension Forestry: Woodscaping Home Page
http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/forest_resources/desktop/woodscaping/
Woodscaping is the art and science of enhancing aesthetics, recreational opportunities, and wildlife habitats by using forest management principals and practices. Woodscaping assumes a landscape point of view: it is service oriented and emphasizes the residual forest."
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Urban Ecosystems
http://www.epa.gov/maia/html/urban.html
Urban ecosystems - cities and suburbs - are areas that consist of a large number of people living in close proximity to one another. They serve as a center for residential and commercial activities. Urban ecosystems have the same basic kinds of interactions as other ecosystems.
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Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute
http://www.ufei.calpoly.edu/
The Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute (UFEI) was developed by the Natural Resources Management Department faculty to address the increasing need for improved management of the urban forests in California.
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Urban Forests
http://cswgcin.nbii.gov/urbanforests/urbanforests.html
Urban forests enhance the quality of life. In addition to their aesthetic value, they reduce pollutants, filter the air, decrease temperatures therefore reducing urban heat islands, promote lower electricity bills and increase property values.
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Water Resources in Urban Ecosystems
http://cswgcin.nbii.gov/water/water.html
Water Resource in Urban Ecosystems
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