Table of Contents: “…Perspectives and Approaches in Urban Forestry -- Introduction: The Growth of Cities and Urban Forestry -- Toward a Landscape Ecology of Cities: Beyond Buildings, Trees, and Urban Forests -- Principles for Guiding Eco-City Development -- A Multiple-Indicators Approach to Monitoring Urban Sustainable Development -- Assessment and Valuation of the Ecosystem Services Provided by Urban Forests -- Benefits of Urban Green Space for Improving Urban Climate -- Applying Ecosystem Management to Urban Forestry -- Approaches to Urban Forestry in the United Kingdom -- Opportunities and Alternatives for Enhancing Urban Forests in Compact Cities in Developing Countries -- Urban Ecology Studies in China, with an Emphasis on Shanghai -- Using the Urban–Rural Gradient Approach to Determine the Effects of Land Use on Forest Remnants -- A Philosophical Basis for Restoring Ecologically Functioning Urban Forests: Current Methods and Results -- Planning, Managing, and Restoring Urban Forests -- Strategic Planning for Urban Woodlands in North West England -- Landscape Corridors in Shanghai and Their Importance in Urban Forest Planning -- Management of Urban Forests in the United States -- The Urban Forest of Nanjing City: Key Characteristics and Management Assessment -- Urban Forest Structure in Hefei, China -- Forests and Forestry in Hesse, Germany: Meeting the Challenge of Multipurpose Forestry -- Experiences in the Management of Urban Recreational Forests in Germany -- Modeling the Social Benefits of Urban Parks for Users -- Potential Leaf Area Index Analyses for the City of Toronto’s Urban Forest -- Spatial and Temporal Change of Urban Vegetation Distribution in Beijing -- Long-Term Observations of Secondary Forests Growing on Hard-Coal Mining Spoils in the Industrial Ruhr Region of Germany -- Selection of Pollution-Tolerant Trees for Restoration of Degraded Forests and Evaluation of the Experimental Restoration Practices at the Ulsan Industrial Complex, Korea -- Restoration Planning for the Seoul Metropolitan Area, Korea -- The Construction of Near-Natural Forests in the Urban Areas of Shanghai -- Synthesis and Directions for Future Research, Planning, and Implementation -- Urban Forestry and the Eco-City: Today and Tomorrow.…”
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