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Preface.- Part One: Perspectives and Approaches in Urban Forestry: Introduction: The Growth of Cities and Urban Forestry.- Towards a Landscape Ecology of Cities: Beyond Buildings, Trees, and Urban Forests.- Principles for Guiding Eco-City Development.- A Multiple-Indicators Approach for 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.- Part Two: 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 U.S.A.- The Urban Forest of Nanjing City: Key Characteristics and Management Assessment.- Urban Forest Structure in Hefei, China.- Forests and Forestry in Hesse (Federal Republic of 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 Urban Forest in Toronto, Canada.- Spatial and Temporal Change in the Distribution of Urban Vegetation 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 in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, Korea.- the Construction of Near-Natural Forests in the Urban Areas of Shanghai.- Part Three: Synthesis and Directions for Future Research, Planning, and Implementation: The Future of Urban Forestry: Comparing National and International Needs and Perspectives.- Appendix: Recommendations for Urban Forestry and Planning in Shanghai.- Index.
