Many of the most pressing threats to forests result from complex interactions between
multiple stressors and require management on large spatial and temporal scales. For this …

We introduce a conceptual model of the urban forest patch as a complex social-ecological
system, incorporating cross-scale interactions. We developed this model through an …

Landscape ecologists have been eager to make their research applicable to forest
management. We examine how landscape ecology has contributed to shaping the way …

A decline in urban forest structure and function in the United States jeopardizes the current
focus on developing sustainable cities. A number of social dilemmas—for example, free …

This book is a collaborative effort among academics and practitioners who have developed
an appreciation for the value of trees in cities. Its focus is on urban “green infrastructure”(GI) …

Abstract Changes in key drivers (eg, climate, disturbance regimes and land use) may affect
the sustainability of forest landscapes and set the stage for increased tension among …

At last a really useful book telling us how all the rhetoric about ecosystem approaches and
sustainable forest management is being translated into practical solutions on the ground  …

Urban forests play a fundamentally important role in building ecological cities. They improve
the environmental quality of the urban environment and the aesthetics of urban landscapes …

There are no social systems without nature, and few ecosystems without people, such as
some large wilderness areas, recognizable for their intactness and for the very low …

The forest landscape models encompassed by this book derive from several sources. Most
largely descend from ecological models developed over approximately the past 30 years …