 GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE:
Linking Landscapes and Communities
Mark Benedict, Edward McMahon. A wide-ranging primer
advancing smart land conservation: large-scale thinking & integrated
action to plan, protect and manage our natural & restored lands.
Provides the historical framework for the importance of greenways &
green space networks, as well as practical advice on how to design &
implement them. Includes detailed case studies. "From the individual
parcel to the multi-state region, Green Infrastructure helps each of us
look at the landscape in relation to the many uses it could serve, for
nature and people, and determine which use makes the most sense." 7 x 10,
288p, 35 b&w photos, tables, figures, 2006.
G5584 paperback ..........US $35.00 CAN $42.95
DESIGNING
GREENWAYS: Sustainable Landscapes for Nature and People
Paul Cawood Hellmund, Daniel Somers Smith. A classic
explanation of how to design greenways to strengthen nature's infrastructure.
Brings together examples from ecology, conservation biology, aquatic ecology,
and recreation design to illustrate how greenways function and add value
to ecosystems and human communities alike. Encompassing everything
from urban trail corridors to river floodplains to wilderness-like linkages,
the book is a fascinating introduction to the possibilities - and pitfalls
- involved in these ambitious projects attempting to reconcile man and
nature. 8-1/4 x 10-1/2, 252p, 50 photos, 70 figures, 13 tables, 2006.
D3255 paperback ..........US $40.00 CAN
$48.95
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CORRIDOR
ECOLOGY: The Science and Practice of Linking Landscapes for Biodiversity
Conservation
Jodi Hilty, William Lidicker Jr., Adina Merenlender.
Presents guidelines that combine conservation science and practical experience
for maintaining, enhancing, and creating connectivity between natural areas
with an overarching goal of conserving biodiversity. It offers an objective,
carefully interpreted review of the issues regarding connectivity and corridor
design, planning & implementation. A "one-of-a-kind resource"
for those working to protect and restore landscapes & species diversity.
6 x 9, 328p, 50 figures, tables, charts, 2006.
C0965 paperback ..........US $32.50 CAN $39.95
NATURE-FRIENDLY
COMMUNITIES: Habitat Protection and Land Use Planning
Chris Duerksen, Cara Snyder. Details successful
approaches to protecting biodiversity and natural areas in nine towns and
communities across America. Explores how these communities have implemented
nature protection programs and the significant benefits these provide.
Examines: program structure and administration; land acquisition strategies
and sources of funding; habitat restoration programs; social impacts; education
efforts, and; overall results. Will appeal to public officials, community
activists, and anyone concerned with understanding and/or implementing
local or regional biodiversity protection efforts. 8.5 x 10, 421p, tables,
figures, 2005.
N8656 paperback ..........US $39.50 CAN $48.50
COMMUNITIES
AND FORESTS: Where People Meet the Land
Robert Lee, Donald Field, eds.. Offers a timely
view of the changing face of forests and forestry in North America today.
In examining interactions between people and forests, the book shows that
forests are as much a social institution as they are a biological resource.
Documents the shift from scientific to community forestry - foreseeing
a future that will continue to be informed by science but shaped by community
values. Chapters highlight the complex issues surrounding community
forestry, examine urban forestry, and much more. From leading social
scientists and policy professionals, a collection of insightful essays
that will interest public and private land managers, and many in the fields
of forestry, regional planning, parks & recreation, and others. 6 x
9, 288p, index, 2005.
C0583 paperback .........US $29.95 CAN $36.95
FORESTS
AT THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE: Conservation and Management
Mary Duryea, Susan Vince, Annie Hermansen, Edward Macie.
Provides information, principles, tools, and case studies that enhance
natural resource management, planning, and policy-making for the Wildland-Urban
Interface (WUI) - the area where urban lands meet and interact with rural
lands. Demonstrates effective ways (including possible solutions)
to address the challenges and opportunities associated with WUI issues
as related to diminishing forestlands and natural vegetation areas.
A valuable resource for natural resource professionals and urban planners.
8-1/2 x 11, 320p, 151 b&w photos, 2004.
F6025 hardcover ..........US $134.95 CAN $165.95
COMMUNITY
FORESTRY IN THE UNITED STATES
Mark Baker, Jonathan Kusel. Community forestry
offers an alternative to current forestry practices, representing a new
approach that focuses on sustaining both the health of forest ecosystems
and the health and well-being of local communities and workers. This
book provides a critical examination and assessment of the community forestry
movement and its future. A reference for all those concerned with
the health and well-being of ecosystems and communities. 6 x 9, 264p, 130
b&w historic photos, 1987, 2003.
C9849 paperback ..........US $25.00 CAN $30.00
HARVESTING
URBAN TIMBER: A Complete Guide
Sam Sherrill. Explains the importance of harvesting
urban trees and how to do so. Case studies illustrate how some cities
and counties have reduced waste through the use of urban timber for various
public works projects and how independent tree services can convert and
sell it to woodworkers. Includes step-by-step instructions on felling,
bucking, sawing, and drying timber. A book addressing an increasingly
difficult problem faced by many communities. 8 x 10-1/2, 200p, 95 color
photos, charts, 2003.
H6716 paperback ..........US $26.95 CAN $32.95
URBAN FOREST
LANDSCAPES: Integrating Multidisciplinary Perspectives
Gordon Bradley, ed.. Helps in understanding the
ecological, institutional, and human issues at work in the urban landscape.
Looks at the current state of knowledge and research, and how it is applied
in the urban setting. Discusses the evolution of urban forestry (cultural
and environmental), plus other key values and approaches. A final
section focuses on sustainability of urban forest landscapes, both conceptually
and by presenting two practical case studies of managed forests in an urban
environment. 7 x 10, 235p, 24 photos, 4 charts, index, 1995.
U4397 paperback ..........US $25.00 CAN $30.00
LAND-USE
PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Jane Silberstein, Chris Maser. The first book to
incorporate land-use planning with sustainability. Reviews the foundations
of current land use practices from historical, constitutional, economic,
ecological, and societal perspectives. Analyzes the results of these
practices
and suggests alternative methods for guiding and controlling the ways in
which we modify the landscape. Readers will discover an array of
ideas for modifying conventional planning for and regulation of the development
of land. 6-1/8 x 9-1/4, 232p, 2000.
L3255 paperback ..........US $67.95 CAN $84.95
UNDERSTANDING
COMMUNITY-BASED FOREST ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT
Gerald Gray, et al., eds.. The interdependence
between healthy ecosystems and community well-being is the focal point
of community-based ecosystem management (CBEM). This book examines
its emergence in the U.S.. Provides a framework and practical examples
readers can use to develop ecosystem management policies & processes
that benefit their own community and its environment. A valuable
reference for those seeking to manage and maintain the ecosystems in their
communities. 6 x 8-3/8, 447p, 2001.
U0813 paperback ..........US $62.95 CAN $77.95
ECOLOGICALLY
BASED MUNICIPAL LAND-USE PLANNING
William Honachefsky. Provides “nuts & bolts”
solutions for controlling urban sprawl, emphasizing the integration of
federal, state, and local land use plans. Discusses ecological resources
and provides practical solutions that municipal planners can implement
immediately. Reviews the most recent scientific data, how to extract
what is important, and how to apply it to the local land planning process
(includes GIS). A useful reference that makes the case for sound
land-use policies that will reduce sprawl. 7 x 10, 272p, 83 line drawings,
illustrations, tables, 1999.
E4065 paperback ..........US $99.95 CAN $123.95
MAKING COLLABORATION
WORK: Lessons from Innovation in Natural Resource Management
Julia Wondolleck, Steven Yaffee. Uses nearly 200
cases across the United States to offer an invaluable set of lessons on
the role of collaboration in natural resource management and how to make
it work. Describes barriers that must be understood and overcome.
Presents themes that characterize successful efforts and details the specific
ways that groups can use those themes to achieve success. A valuable
reference for those interested in pursuing a collaborative approach. 6
x 9, 280p, index, 2000.
M4626 paperback ..........US $32.50 CAN $39.95
PEOPLE AND
FORESTS: Communities, Institutions, and Governance
Clark Gibson, et al., eds.. Explores the complex
interactions between local communities and their forests. Focuses
on the rules by which communities govern and manage their forest resources.
Examines why some people use their forests sustainably while others do
not. Includes fieldwork case studies from developing countries.
Offers a sophisticated view of local forest management from which to develop
policy options, while offering a better understanding of the linkages between
residents, local institutions, and forests. 6 x 9, 298p, 22 b&w illustrations,
2000.
P1374 paperback ..........US $28.00 CAN $34.95
URBAN FORESTS
AND TREES: A Reference Book
Cecil Konijnendijk, K. Nilsson, Th.B. Randrup, J. Schipperijn,
eds.. Covers all aspects of planning, designing, establishing and
managing forests and trees in and near urban areas. Begins with the
concept of urban forestry in Europe, a history of urban forests and trees,
urban forest resources and the benefits and uses of urban forests and trees.
Second section focuses on the more strategic aspects of accommodating the
demands of the urban population, including policies and planning, design,
public participation and partnerships. Final section coverage includes:
the establishment and selection of trees for urban uses; growing conditions;
management; arboricultural practices, and; an overview of research and
education in the field. “…This is the first European reference book
to treat urban forestry as serious field of knowledge in its own right…”
– Arboricultural Journal. A valuable reference for urban forest
professionals. 6-1/2 x 9-1/4, 516p, 168 illustrations, 2005.
U126X hardcover..........US $229.00 CAN $289.95
THE URBAN
FOREST: Comprehensive Management
Gene Grey. The challenge of comprehensive urban
forest management is to implement & operate a system that meets the
needs of trees and related organisms, structures, and people. This
guide expands on five basic themes: consideration of the urban forestry
environment; the essential elements of comprehensive management; recognition
of the needs of the total urban forest; application of appropriate direct
and indirect controls; and, the recognition that management requirements
are interrelated and all operations must be consistent with long-range
objectives. 6 x 9-1/2, 156p, 1995.
U2750 print on demand ..........US $198.95 CAN
$238.99
URBAN FORESTRY
Gene W. Grey, Frederick Deneke. Provides an “intensive”
overview of urban forestry. Describes the role of trees in the well-being
of urban society. Includes the elements, management, and monetary
values of the urban forest, municipal administration, programs, research,
and the environment in which urban forestry operates. "...The book views
its subject with the context of silviculture as well as from a multi-managerial
approach that includes forest ecology, municipal watersheds, wildlife habitats,
outdoor recreations and landscape design." 6 x 9, 316p, b&w photos,
1986, reprint 1992.
U7040 hardcover ..........US $54.95 CAN $68.95
URBAN FORESTRY:
Planning and Managing Greenspaces (2nd ed.)
Robert Miller. As cities become larger and more
complex, trees may exist in them through careful design, through poor design,
or by accident. Urban Forestry addresses how to carefully
and successfully plan for and manage vegetation as part of an urban ecosystem.
Covers all aspects of the field, including the history and uses of urban
vegetation, appraisal and inventories, the planning process, plus management
and maintenance. A valuable reference for students, urban foresters,
greenbelt managers, as well as commercial and utility arborists. 6 x 9,
502p, b&w photos + illustrations, graphs, charts, 1998, 1997, reprint
2007.
U5104 paperback..........US $51.95 CAN $63.95
URBAN AND
COMMUNITY FORESTRY IN THE NORTHEAST (2nd ed.)
John Kuser, ed.. A handbook encompassing all aspects
of urban forestry - from legal, financial, and managerial matters to the
fundamentals of planting, maintaining, and recycling trees and green areas
in cities and towns in the Northeast and Middle-Atlantic regions.
Includes: planning and design; financing and budgeting; tree selection,
planting and maintenance; integrated pest management of diseases and insects;
managing for wildlife, and; more. "No other book treats this region
so comprehensively." A resource for professionals in forestry, conservation,
urban planning, and landscape architecture. 6-1/2 x 9-7/8, 476p, b&w
photos, illustrations, 2000, 2006.
U1617 hardcover ..........US $239.00 CAN $292.95
GROWING
GREENER: Putting Conservation into Local Plans and Ordinances
Randall Arendt. Presents a new look at designing
subdivisions while preserving green space and creating open space networks.
Offers a three-pronged strategy for shaping growth around a community’s
special natural and cultural features. A practical book explaining
how resource-conserving development techniques can be put into practice.
Expands on Arendt’s earlier work, Conservation Design for Subdivisions
(C4898, next). 8-1/2 x 11, 292p, photos, illustrations, 1999.
G7420 paperback ..........US $55.00 CAN $67.95
CONSERVATION
DESIGN FOR SUBDIVISIONS: A Practical Guide to Creating Open Space Networks
Randall Arendt. Describes a series of techniques
that allows for land-conserving development in the design of new residential
developments. Promotes rearranging density so that only half (or
less) of the buildable land is turned into houselots and streets, and homes
are built in a less land-consumptive manner. Includes model zoning
and subdivision ordinance provisions that can help citizens and local officials
implement these innovative design ideas. 8-1/2 x 11, 198p, color + b&w
illustrations, figures, site plans, 1996.
C4898 paperback ..........US $55.00 CAN $67.95
VIEWS FROM
THE ROAD: A Community Guide for Assessing Rural Historic Landscapes
David Copps. A practical handbook to guide local
land trusts, planning agencies, and other community groups in preparing
inventories of rural historic resources based on scenic roads. Covers
defining visual resources, surveys, protection, corridor management, and
more. 11 x 8-1/2, 150p, photos, figures, 1995.
Sorry, this title has gone out
of print - limited stock available.
V412X paperback ..........US $30.00 CAN $38.95
RECLAIMING
THE COMMONS: Community Farms and Forests in a New England Town
Brian Donahue. A lively account of a community
working to combat suburban sprawl, to protect a large part of the landscape
as common land, and to enjoy the land productively in an ecologically sustainable
way. Based on the practical experience of one New England town, Weston,
Massachuesetts. Urges suburban environmentalists to go beyond preserving
open space to actively engaging people with the places where they live.
6 x 9, 288p, 10 illustrations, 1999.
R9120 paperback ..........US $22.00 CAN
$26.95
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SUSTAINABLE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Studies in Economic, Environmental, and Cultural
Revitalization
Marie Hoff. An in-depth collection of international
case studies of urban and rural communities that have adopted, or are working
toward, harmonizing environmental sustainability with their economic and
social development. Each chapter includes a narrative of the strategies
that led to revitalization and an analysis of strengths, limitations and
replicability of these methods and approaches. A valuable working
reference. 6-1/8 X 9-1/4, 264p, tables, 1998.
S1299 hardcover ..........US $67.95 CAN $84.95
GREEN URBANISM:
Learning From European Cities
Timothy Beatley. The first full-length book to
explain what planners & local officials can learn from the sustainable
city movement in Europe. Includes creative ways of incorporating
greenness into cities and ways of greening the many decisions of local
government. A useful reference and source of innovative and practical
sustainable planning ideas. 6 x 9, 380p, figures, photos, 1999.
G6823 paperback ..........US $45.00 CAN $54.95
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