Urban Forestry: Planning and Managing Urban Greenspaces

I. INTRODUCTION TO URBAN FORESTRY. 1. Evolution of Cities. 2. Social Needs and Values of Urban Society. 3. The Urban Forest. 4. Uses of Urban Vegetation. II. APPRAISAL AND INVENTORY OF URBAN VEGETATION. 5. Values of Urban Vegetation. 6. Street Tree Inventories. 7. Park and Other Urban Natural Resources Inventories. III. PLANNING FOR AND MANAGEMENT OF URBAN VEGETATION. 8. Planning and Urban Forestry. 9. Vegetation Ordinances. 10. Management of Street Trees: Planning. 11. Management of Street Trees: Planting. 12. Management of Street Trees: Maintenance. 13. Program Administration and Analysis. 14. Management of Park and Openspace Vegetation. 15. Commercial and Utility Arboriculture. Appendix A: Computer Software for Urban Forest Management: A Buyer's Guide. Appendix B: Citytrees: A Street Tree Management Simulator. Appendix C: Sample Municipal Tree Ordinance. Appendix D: Sample Tree Protection Ordinance. Appendix E: Sample Screening Ordinance. Appendix F: Sample Publication with Recommended Street Trees. Appendix G: Disaster Plan for Oak Park, Illinois. Appendix H: Tree Walks in Madison, Wisconsin. Appendix I: Sample Customer Newsletter. Index.