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Urban TreesThis page lists a selection of books about urban trees in Great Britain and Ireland.The books are arranged by publication date with the most recent at the top.
There are a number of pages covering books about British trees:
Identification guides
Urban trees
Hedgerows
More pages will be added as time allows.
For books about some specific families or species of trees see:
Ash
Elm
Hazel
Lime
Oak
Poplar
Rowan
Willow
Yew
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The Urban TreeDuncan Goodwin
Routledge
2017
"Aimed at developers, urban planners, urban designers, landscape architects and arboriculturists, The Urban Tree takes a candid look at the benefits that trees provide alongside the threats that are eliminating them from our towns and cities. It takes a simple, applied approach that explores a combination of science and practical experience to help ensure a pragmatic and reasoned approach to decision-making in terms of tree selection, specification, placement and establishment. In this way, trees can successfully be incorporated within our urban landscapes, so that we can continue to reap the benefits they provide."
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Street Trees in Britain: A HistoryMark Johnston
Routledge
2017
"This is the first book on the history of Britain's street trees and it gives a highly readable, authoritative and often amusing account of their story, from the tree-lined promenades of the seventeenth century to the majestic boulevards that grace some of our modern city centres. The impact of the Victorian street tree movement is examined, not only in the major cities but also in the rapidly developing suburbs that continued to expand through the twentieth century. There are fascinating descriptions of how street trees have helped to improve urban conditions in spa towns and seaside resorts and also in visionary initiatives such as the model villages, garden cities, garden suburbs and new towns."
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London's Street Trees: A Field Guide to the Urban ForestPaul Wood
Safe Haven Books
2017
"Everyone knows that the trees on London's streets are London Planes, aren't they? In fact, these days over 300 different species and cultivars grace the capital's magnificently green streets, from fabulous avenues of flowering cherries in Herne Hill and Chiswick to a magnolia in front of the Cheesegrater. There are indeed Plane trees that go back to the nineteenth century, but also new species that reflect this modern world city's multicultural vibrancy. Do you know how there come to be Australian Bottlebrush trees on a street in Pimlico? Now, Paul Wood's endlessly fascinating, beautifully illustrated guide tells you where to find Giant Redwoods in London, why you don't see many Beeches on our streets, and which London street trees were painted by Monet. It will make everyone who lives in this amazing city look at their own street in a new way."
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The Urban Forest: Cultivating Green Infrastructure for People and the EnvironmentDavid Pearlmutter, Carlo Calfapietra, Roeland Samson, Liz O'Brien, Silvija Krajter Ostoi?, Giovanni Sanesi, Rocío Alonso del Amo
Springer Verlag
2017
"This book focuses on urban "green infrastructure" – the interconnected web of vegetated spaces like street trees, parks and peri-urban forests that provide essential ecosystem services in cities. The green infrastructure approach embodies the idea that these services, such as storm-water runoff control, pollutant filtration and amenities for outdoor recreation, are just as vital for a modern city as those provided by any other type of infrastructure. Ensuring that these ecosystem services are indeed delivered in an equitable and sustainable way requires knowledge of the physical attributes of trees and urban green spaces, tools for coping with the complex social and cultural dynamics, and an understanding of how these factors can be integrated in better governance practices."
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British Urban Trees: A Social and Cultural History, c. 1800-1914Paul A. Elliott
White Horse Press
2016
"This book is the first major study of British urban arboriculture between 1800 and 1914 and draws upon fresh approaches in geographical, urban and environmental history. It makes a major contribution to our understanding of where, how and why trees grew in British towns in the period, the social and cultural impact of these and the attitudes taken towards them."
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Urban Tree ManagementEditor: Andreas Roloff
Wiley-Blackwell
2016
"Urban Tree Management aims to raise awareness for the positive impacts and benefits of city trees and for their importance to city dwellers. It describes their advantages and details their effects on quality of urban life and well–being aspects that are increasingly important in these times of progressing urbanisation."
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Trees in Towns and Cities: A History of British Urban ArboricultureMark Johnston
Windgather Press
2015
"This is the first book on the history of trees in Britain's towns and cities and the people who have planted and cared for them. It is a highly readable and authoritative account of the trees in our urban landscapes from the Romans to the present day, including public parks, private gardens, streets, cemeteries and many other open spaces. It charts how our appreciation of urban trees and woodland has evolved into our modern understanding of the many environmental, economic and social benefits of our urban forests. A description is also given of the various threats to these trees over the centuries, such as pollution damage during the Industrial Revolution and the recent ravages of Dutch elm disease. Central and local government initiatives are examined together with the contribution of civic and amenity societies. However, this historical account is not just a catalogue of significant events but gives a deeper analysis by exploring fundamental issues such as who owned those treed landscapes, why they were created and who had access to them. The book concludes with the fascinating story of how trees have contributed to efforts to improve urban conditions through various ‘visions of urban green' such as the model villages, garden cities, garden suburbs and the new towns."
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Urban Forests, Trees, and Greenspace: A Political Ecology PerspectiveEditor: L. Anders Sandberg, Adrina Bardekjian, Sadia Butt
Routledge
2014
"Urban forests, trees and greenspace are critical in contemporary planning and development of the city. Their study is not only a question of the growth and conservation of green spaces, but also has social, cultural and psychological dimensions. This book brings a perspective of political ecology to the complexities of urban trees and forests through three themes: human agency in urban forests and greenspace; arboreal and greenspace agency in the urban landscape; and actions and interventions in the urban forest. Contributors include leading authorities from North America and Europe from a range of disciplines, including forestry, ecology, geography, landscape design, municipal planning, environmental policy and environmental history."
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The Benefits of Large Species Trees in Urban Landscapes: A Costing, Design and Management GuideT. Armour, M. Job, R. Canavan
Construction Industry Research and Information Association
2012
"The UK’s urban trees are special and have played an important role in combating the effects of growing urbanisation for many years. While all trees are beneficial to an urban environment, larger species are particularly significant as the most important single elements of urban green infrastructure (GI). Large species trees convey the greatest financial, social and environmental benefits, and make a fundamental contribution to the well-being of almost 80 per cent of the UK population. This guide aims to highlight the vital importance of large species trees, including the retention and improvement of existing trees and carrying out new planting in streets, squares and parks for new and existing developments."
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Urban Trees: A Practical Management GuideSteve Cox
Crowood Press
2011
"Towns and cities are where most of us live, work and play, and although we recognize the value of the trees standing on the corner, or in the park, or framing the cathedral, most of us are unaware that they are a vital part of our urban life-support system. This invaluable book is essential reading for all those who wish to discover why trees are present in our population centres, how urban life in Britain has engulfed them in the last 200 years, why life is so difficult for urban trees, what their role is, and how we should care for them and include them in our urban future."
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Trees in towns II: a new survey of urban trees in England and their condition and managementChris Britt and Mark Johnston
Department for Communities and Local Government
2008
"Urban trees have an important role in sustainable communities, providing numerous aesthetic, social and health benefits. Their importance, within urban green spaces has been emphasised by a number of Government reports. A new national survey of England’s urban trees and their management was commissioned by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) in February 2004. This research, Trees in Towns II, builds upon the original
Trees in Towns survey, undertaken for the Department of the Environment in 1992/93. The overall aim of the project was: To provide up-to-date information on the national urban tree stock and urban tree management by local authorities."
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Trees in the Urban Landscape: Site Assesment, Design, and InstallationPeter J. Trowbridge, Nina L. Bassuk
John Wiley & Sons
2004
"This hands–on guidebook provides practical, applied information on design considerations, site planning and understand–ing, plant selection, installation, and maintenance of trees in challenging urban environments."
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Trees in the Urban Landscape: Principles and practiceAnthony Bradshaw, Ben Hunt and Tim Walmsley
Taylor & Francis
1995
"This practical source book is crammed with essential data and analysis of all the factors affecting trees in towns and cities. It is the first book to look at planting techniques from a systematic stand point and, by bringing together a wide range of tree data into one volume, will provide an essential practical tool to ensure success for practitioners."
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