The need for a conceptual framework
Based solely on their location in the center of urban agglomerations, new urban-industrial woodlands could provide substantial social functions for the nearby residents and fulfill significant ecological functions. There are, …
Wild Urban Woodlands: Towards a Conceptual Framework
Ingo Kowarik Institute of Ecology, Technical University Berlin New woodlands as a response to social and economic changes Since the Neolithic Revolution, a decline in pristine forests has occurred in …
Preface
The outstanding social and ecological roles of urban forests in the growth of cities has become widely known. In many parts of the world, despite or even because of continuing …