These resources are part of the course materials and they can be included in Weekly quiz and Final quiz assessment.

Konijnendijk, C. C., Richard, R. M., Kenney, A., & Randrup, T. B. (2006). Defining urban forestry - a comparative perspective of North America and Europe. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 4(3-4), 93-103.

This scientific article gives a good overview of how urban forestry has been defined, both in Europe and North America.
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American Forests (2019). What is urban forestry? A quick 101. Website (Accessed 28 March 2022).

A brief introduction to urban forestry and some good resources.

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Cities4Forests (2022). What is an urban forest? Website (Accessed on 28 March 2022).

Good introduction to what an ‘urban forest’ is and link to some further material on e.g., urban forest challenges.

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Nowak D.J. (2016). Urban forests in: Assessing the Sustainability of Agricultural and Urban Forests in the United States, Chapter 4. Read pages 37-39.

Definition of urban forests, as well as a description of key characteristics, from the US perspective.

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Vogt J., Fischer B.C. and Hauer R.J. (2016). Urban forestry and arboriculture as interdisciplinary environmental science: importance and incorporation of other disciplines. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 6, 371–386.

Article that describes and discusses the interdisciplinary nature of urban forestry. The article offers important insights on how various disciplines contribute to urban forestry.

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