 GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE: Linking Landscapes and
Communities
Mark Benedict, Edward McMahon. A
wide-ranging primer advancing smart land conservation:
large-scale thinking & integrated action to plan,
protect and manage our natural & restored
lands. Provides the historical framework for the
importance of greenways & green space networks, as
well as practical advice on how to design &
implement them. Includes detailed case
studies. "From the individual parcel to the
multi-state region, Green Infrastructure helps each of
us look at the landscape in relation to the many uses it
could serve, for nature and people, and determine which
use makes the most sense." 7 x 10, 288p, 35 b&w
photos, tables, figures, 2006.
G5584 paperback ..........US $40.00
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DESIGNING GREENWAYS: Sustainable
Landscapes for Nature and People
Paul Cawood Hellmund, Daniel Somers
Smith. A classic explanation of how to design
greenways to strengthen nature's infrastructure.
Brings together examples from ecology, conservation
biology, aquatic ecology, and recreation design to
illustrate how greenways function and add value to
ecosystems and human communities alike.
Encompassing everything from urban trail corridors to
river floodplains to wilderness-like linkages, the
book is a fascinating introduction to the
possibilities - and pitfalls - involved in these
ambitious projects attempting to reconcile man and
nature. 8-1/4 x 10-1/2, 252p, 50 photos, 70 figures,
13 tables, 2006.
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CORRIDOR ECOLOGY: The Science and Practice
of Linking Landscapes for Biodiversity Conservation
Jodi Hilty, William Lidicker Jr., Adina
Merenlender. Presents guidelines that combine
conservation science and practical experience for
maintaining, enhancing, and creating connectivity
between natural areas with an overarching goal of
conserving biodiversity. It offers an objective,
carefully interpreted review of the issues regarding
connectivity and corridor design, planning &
implementation. A "one-of-a-kind resource" for
those working to protect and restore landscapes &
species diversity. 6 x 9, 328p, 50 figures, tables,
charts, 2006.
C0965 paperback ..........US
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NATURE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES: Habitat
Protection and Land Use Planning
Chris Duerksen, Cara Snyder.
Details successful approaches to protecting
biodiversity and natural areas in nine towns and
communities across America. Explores how these
communities have implemented nature protection
programs and the significant benefits these
provide. Examines: program structure and
administration; land acquisition strategies and
sources of funding; habitat restoration programs;
social impacts; education efforts, and; overall
results. Will appeal to public officials,
community activists, and anyone concerned with
understanding and/or implementing local or regional
biodiversity protection efforts. 8.5 x 10, 421p,
tables, figures, 2005.
N8656 paperback ..........US
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COMMUNITIES AND FORESTS: Where People Meet
the Land
Robert Lee, Donald Field, eds..
Offers a timely view of the changing face of forests
and forestry in North America today. In
examining interactions between people and forests, the
book shows that forests are as much a social
institution as they are a biological resource.
Documents the shift from scientific to community
forestry - foreseeing a future that will continue to
be informed by science but shaped by community
values. Chapters highlight the complex issues
surrounding community forestry, examine urban
forestry, and much more. From leading social
scientists and policy professionals, a collection of
insightful essays that will interest public and
private land managers, and many in the fields of
forestry, regional planning, parks & recreation,
and others. 6 x 9, 288p, index, 2005.
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FORESTS AT THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE:
Conservation and Management
Mary Duryea, Susan Vince, Annie
Hermansen, Edward Macie. Provides information,
principles, tools, and case studies that enhance
natural resource management, planning, and
policy-making for the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) -
the area where urban lands meet and interact with
rural lands. Demonstrates effective ways
(including possible solutions) to address the
challenges and opportunities associated with WUI
issues as related to diminishing forestlands and
natural vegetation areas. A valuable resource
for natural resource professionals and urban planners.
8-1/2 x 11, 320p, 151 b&w photos, 2004.
F6025 hardcover ..........US
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COMMUNITY FORESTRY IN THE UNITED STATES
Mark Baker, Jonathan Kusel.
Community forestry offers an alternative to current
forestry practices, representing a new approach that
focuses on sustaining both the health of forest
ecosystems and the health and well-being of local
communities and workers. This book provides a
critical examination and assessment of the community
forestry movement and its future. A reference
for all those concerned with the health and well-being
of ecosystems and communities. 6 x 9, 264p, 130
b&w historic photos, 1987, 2003.
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C9849 paperback ..........US
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HARVESTING URBAN TIMBER: A Complete Guide
Sam Sherrill. Explains the
importance of harvesting urban trees and how to do
so. Case studies illustrate how some cities and
counties have reduced waste through the use of urban
timber for various public works projects and how
independent tree services can convert and sell it to
woodworkers. Includes step-by-step instructions
on felling, bucking, sawing, and drying timber.
A book addressing an increasingly difficult problem
faced by many communities. 8 x 10-1/2, 200p, 95 color
photos, charts, 2003.
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H6716 paperback ..........US
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URBAN FOREST LANDSCAPES: Integrating
Multidisciplinary Perspectives
Gordon Bradley, ed.. A resource
that helps in understanding the ecological,
institutional, and human issues at work in the urban
landscape. Examines the current state of
knowledge and research, and how it is applied in the
urban setting. Discusses the evolution of urban
forestry (cultural and environmental), as well as
other key values and approaches. A final section
focuses on sustainability of urban forest landscapes,
both conceptually and by presenting two practical case
studies of managed forests in an urban
environment. A valuable reference on the
subject. 7 x 10, 235p, 24 photos, 4 charts, index,
1995.
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LAND-USE PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
Jane Silberstein, Chris Maser. The
first book to incorporate land-use planning with
sustainability. Reviews the foundations of
current land use practices from historical,
constitutional, economic, ecological, and societal
perspectives. Analyzes the results of these
practices and suggests alternative methods for guiding
and controlling the ways in which we modify the
landscape. Readers will discover an array of
ideas for modifying conventional planning for and
regulation of the development of land. 6-1/8 x 9-1/4,
232p, 2000.
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UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITY-BASED FOREST
ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT
Gerald Gray, et al., eds.. The
interdependence between healthy ecosystems and
community well-being is the focal point of
community-based ecosystem management (CBEM).
This book examines its emergence in the United
States. Provides a framework and practical
examples readers can use to develop ecosystem
management policies and processes that benefit their
own community and its environment. A valuable
reference for those seeking to manage and maintain the
ecosystems in their communities. 6 x 8-3/8, 447p,
2001.
U0813 paperback ..........US
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ECOLOGICALLY BASED MUNICIPAL LAND-USE
PLANNING
William Honachefsky. Provides
“nuts & bolts” solutions for controlling urban
sprawl, emphasizing the integration of federal, state,
and local land use plans. Discusses ecological
resources and provides practical solutions that
municipal planners can implement immediately.
Reviews the most recent scientific data, how to
extract what is important, and how to apply it to the
local land planning process (includes GIS). A
useful reference that makes the case for sound
land-use policies that will reduce sprawl. 7 x 10,
272p, 83 line drawings, illustrations, tables, 1999.
E4065 paperback ..........US
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MAKING COLLABORATION WORK: Lessons from
Innovation in Natural Resource Management
Julia Wondolleck, Steven Yaffee.
Uses nearly 200 cases across the United States to
offer an invaluable set of lessons on the role of
collaboration in natural resource management and how
to make it work. Describes both the barriers
that must be understood and overcome. Presents
themes that characterize successful efforts and
details the specific ways that groups can use those
themes to achieve success. A valuable reference
for those interested in pursuing a collaborative
approach. 6 x 9, 280p, index, 2000.
M4626 paperback ..........US
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PEOPLE AND FORESTS: Communities,
Institutions, and Governance
Clark Gibson, Margaret McKean, et al.,
eds.. A book that explores the complex
interactions between local communities and their
forests. Focuses on the rules by which
communities govern and manage their forest
resources. Examines why some people use their
forests sustainably while others do not.
Includes fieldwork case studies from developing
countries. A valuable reference that offers a
sophisticated view of local forest management from
which to develop policy options, while offering a
better understanding of the linkages between
residents, local institutions, and forests. 6 x 9,
298p, 22 b&w illustrations, 2000.
P1374 paperback ..........US
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URBAN FORESTS AND TREES: A Reference Book
Cecil Konijnendijk, K. Nilsson, Th.B.
Randrup, J. Schipperijn, eds.. Covers all
aspects of planning, designing, establishing and
managing forests and trees in and near urban
areas. Begins with the concept of urban forestry
in Europe, a history of urban forests and trees, urban
forest resources and the benefits and uses of urban
forests and trees. Second section focuses on the
more strategic aspects of accommodating the demands of
the urban population, including policies and planning,
design, public participation and partnerships.
Final section coverage includes: the establishment and
selection of trees for urban uses; growing conditions;
management; arboricultural practices, and; an overview
of research and education in the field. “…This
is the first European reference book to treat urban
forestry as serious field of knowledge in its own
right…” – Arboricultural Journal. A
valuable reference for urban forest professionals.
6-1/2 x 9-1/4, 516p, 168 illustrations, 2005.
U126X hardcover..........US
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THE URBAN FOREST: Comprehensive Management
Gene Grey. The challenge of
comprehensive urban forest management is to implement
& operate a system that meets the needs of trees
and related organisms, structures, and people.
This guide expands on five basic themes: consideration
of the urban forestry environment; the essential
elements of comprehensive management; recognition of
the needs of the total urban forest; application of
appropriate direct and indirect controls; and, the
recognition that management requirements are
interrelated and all operations must be consistent
with long-range objectives. 6 x 9-1/2, 156p, 1995.
U2750 print-on-demand
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URBAN FORESTRY
Gene W. Grey, Frederick Deneke.
Provides an “intensive” overview of urban
forestry. Describes the role of trees in the
well-being of urban society. Includes the
elements, management, and monetary values of the urban
forest, municipal administration, programs, research,
and the environment in which urban forestry operates.
"...The book views its subject with the context of
silviculture as well as from a multi-managerial
approach that includes forest ecology, municipal
watersheds, wildlife habitats, outdoor recreations and
landscape design." 6 x 9, 316p, b&w photos, 1986,
reprint 1992.
U7040 hardcover ..........US
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URBAN FORESTRY: Planning and Managing
Greenspaces (2/e)
Robert Miller. As cities become
larger and more complex, trees may exist in them
through careful design, through poor design, or by
accident. Urban Forestry addresses how
to carefully and successfully plan for and manage
vegetation as part of an urban ecosystem. Covers
all aspects of the field, including the history and
uses of urban vegetation, appraisal and inventories,
the planning process, plus management and
maintenance. A valuable reference for students,
urban foresters, greenbelt managers, as well as
commercial and utility arborists. 6 x 9, 502p, b&w
photos + illustrations, graphs, charts, 1998, 1997,
reprint 2007.
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URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY IN THE
NORTHEAST (2/e)
John Kuser, ed.. A handbook
encompassing all aspects of urban forestry - from
legal, financial, and managerial matters to the
fundamentals of planting, maintaining, and recycling
trees and green areas in cities and towns in the
Northeast and Middle-Atlantic regions. Includes:
planning and design; financing and budgeting; tree
selection, planting and maintenance; integrated pest
management of diseases and insects; managing for
wildlife, and; more. "No other book treats this
region so comprehensively." A resource for
professionals in forestry, conservation, urban
planning, and landscape architecture. 6-1/2 x 9-7/8,
476p, b&w photos, illustrations, 2000, 2006.
U1617 hardcover ..........US
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GROWING GREENER: Putting Conservation into
Local Plans and Ordinances
Randall Arendt. Presents a new
look at designing subdivisions while preserving green
space and creating open space networks. Offers a
three-pronged strategy for shaping growth around a
community’s special natural and cultural
features. A practical book explaining how
resource-conserving development techniques can be put
into practice. Expands on Arendt’s earlier work,
Conservation Design for Subdivisions (C4898,
next). 8-1/2 x 11, 292p, photos, illustrations,
1999.
G7420 paperback ..........US
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CONSERVATION DESIGN FOR SUBDIVISIONS: A
Practical Guide to Creating Open Space Networks
Randall Arendt. Describes a series
of techniques that allows for land-conserving
development in the design of new residential
developments. Promotes rearranging density so
that only half (or less) of the buildable land is
turned into houselots and streets, and homes are built
in a less land-consumptive manner. Includes
model zoning and subdivision ordinance provisions that
can help citizens and local officials implement these
innovative design ideas. 8-1/2 x 11, 198p, color +
b&w illustrations, figures, site plans, 1996.
C4898 paperback ..........US
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VIEWS FROM THE ROAD: A Community Guide for
Assessing Rural Historic Landscapes
David Copps. A practical handbook
to guide local land trusts, planning agencies, and
other community groups in preparing inventories of
rural historic resources based on scenic roads.
Provides a rational basis for
land conservation efforts by integrating visual and
aesthetic qualities of rural road corridors with the
history of land use. The book focuses primarily
on two case studies, one in Georgia & Florida and
one in Kentucky, and presents a grassroots methodology
for: defining and determining visual resources
creating data inventories through collection
techniques conducting surveys to select, rank, and
apply criteria for landscape classification
determining protection options formulating corridor
management plans. 11 x 8-1/2, 150p, photos, figures,
1995.
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RECLAIMING THE COMMONS: Community Farms
and Forests in a New England Town
Brian Donahue. A lively account of
a community working to combat suburban sprawl, to
protect a large part of the landscape as common land,
and to enjoy the land productively in an ecologically
sustainable way. Based on the practical
experience of one New England town, Weston,
Massachuesetts. Urges suburban environmentalists
to go beyond preserving open space to actively
engaging people with the places where they live. 6 x
9, 288p, 10 illustrations, 1999.
R9120 paperback ..........US
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SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Studies
in Economic, Environmental, and Cultural
Revitalization
Marie Hoff. An in-depth collection
of eleven (11) international case studies of urban and
rural communities (U.S. and abroad) that have adopted,
or are working toward, harmonizing environmental
sustainability with their economic and social
development. Each chapter includes a narrative
of the strategies that led to revitalization and an
analysis of strengths, limitations, and replicability
of these methods and approaches. In her conclusion, Hoff demonstrates that,
in spite of differences in approach and varying
degrees of success, the communities shared many
similar principles and followed fundamental approaches
to social change. 6-1/8 X 9-1/4, 264p, tables, 1998.
S1299 hardcover ..........US
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GREEN URBANISM: Learning From European
Cities
Timothy Beatley. The first
full-length book to explain what planners and local
officials can learn from the sustainable city movement
in Europe. Includes creative ways of
incorporating greenness into cities and ways of
greening the many decisions of local government.
A useful reference and source of innovative and
practical sustainable planning ideas. 6 x 9, 380p,
figures, photos, 1999.
G6823 paperback ..........US
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