TY - GEN AU - Pearlmutter, David & Others Eds. TI - Urban forest : cultivating green infrastructure for people and the environment SN - 9783319502793 U1 - 333.75 PY - 2017/// CY - Basel PB - Springer International Publishing KW - N1 - CONTENTS Part 1 : Environmental Ecosystem Services Provided By Urban Forests and Green Infrastructure 1. Introduction: Urban Trees as Environmental Engineers Samson, Roeland 3 2. The Urban Heat Island: Thermal Comfort and the Role of Urban Greening 7 Hiemstra, Jelle A. 3.Urban Trees and Their Relation to Air Pollution 21 Samson, Roeland 4. Carbon Sequestration by Urban Trees 31 Fares, Silvano 5. Water Regulation and Purification 41 Vilhar, Urša 6. Soil Quality 49 Zhiyanski, Miglena 7. Delivery of Goods and Services 59 Tiwary, Abhishek 8. Biodiversity as Support for Ecosystem Services and Human Wellbeing 67 Pinho, Pedro 9. The Cost of Greening: Disservices of Urban Trees 79 Cariñanos, Paloma 10. Case Studies: Modeling the Atmospheric Benefits of Urban Greening 89 Miranda, Ana Isabel 11. Assessing the Ecosystem Services Deliverable: The Critical Role of the Urban Tree Inventory 101 Zürcher, Naomi 12. Species-Specific Information for Enhancing Ecosystem Services 111 Samson, Roeland 13. Conclusions and Recommendations 145 Samson, Roeland Part II Socio – Cultural Services Provided by Urban Forests and Green Infrastructure 14. Introduction: Socio-cultural Services of Urban Forests and Green Infrastructure 151 O’Brien, Liz 15. Social and Environmental Justice: Diversity in Access to and Benefits from Urban Green Infrastructure – Examples from Europe 153 O’Brien, Liz 16. Recreational Use of Urban Green Infrastructure: The Tourist’s Perspective 191 Terkenli, Theano S. 17. The Role and Value of Urban Forests and Green Infrastructure in Promoting Human Health and Wellbeing 217 Carrus, Giuseppe Part III Economic Benefits and Governance of Urban Forests in a Green Infrastructure Approach 18. Introduction: Governance and Economic Valuation 233 Gulsrud, Natalie Marie 19. Challenges to Governing Urban Green Infrastructure in Europe – The Case of the European Green Capital Award 235 Gulsrud, Natalie Marie 20. The Role of Partnerships and the Third Sector in the Development and Delivery of Urban Forestry and Green Infrastructure 259 Whitehead, Ian 21. The Value of Valuing: Recognising the Benefits of the Urban Forest 283 Rogers, Kenton Part IV Summary 22. Tying It All Together 303 Alonso del Amo, Rocío 23. Linking the Environmental, Social and Economic Aspects of Urban Forestry and Green Infrastructure 305 Jones, Nerys 24. Growing the Urban Forest: Our Practitioners’ Perspective 315 Zürcher, Naomi Index 347 ER -