Planning the Urban Forest

Planning the Urban Forest
Author: James Schwab
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: City planning
ISBN: 9781932364576

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The solution is far more complex than planting more trees, however. Urban forestry professionals and advocates must maximize green infrastructure (the natural environment) while reducing the costs of gray infrastructure (the built environment). While both are important, communities that foster green infrastructure are more livable, produce fewer pollutants, and are most cost-effective to operate.