| Urban Forests: A Natural History of Trees and People in the American Cityscape Contributor(s): Marlo, Coleen (Read by), Jonnes, Jill (Author) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798200360222 Publisher: Tantor Audio
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: MP3 CD - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2019 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Plants - Trees - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - History | United States - General |
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| Publisher Description: As nature's largest and longest-lived creations, trees play an extraordinarily important role in our cities; they are living landmarks that define space, cool the air, soothe our psyches, and connect us to nature and our past. Today, four-fifths of Americans live in or near urban areas, surrounded by millions of trees of hundreds of different species. Despite their ubiquity and familiarity, most of us take trees for granted and know little of their fascinating natural history or remarkable civic virtues. Jill Jonnes's Urban Forests tells the captivating stories of the founding mothers and fathers of urban forestry, in addition to those arboreal advocates presently using the latest technologies to illuminate the value of trees to public health and to our urban infrastructure. The book examines such questions as the character of American urban forests and the effect that tree-rich landscaping might have on commerce, crime, and human well-being. For amateur botanists, urbanists, environmentalists, and policymakers, Urban Forests will be a revelation of one of the greatest, most productive, and most beautiful of our natural resources. |
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