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Author(s): Butler, Colin
Year Published: 2016
This paper seeks to place the issue of forest protection within a wider context of regard for Nature. It starts with a brief review of urban forests and health, including…
Author(s): Lensink, Michelle
Year Published: 2012
The laws which protect vegetation from damage and clearance across states and territories in Australia vary
considerably…
Author(s): Moore, Greg
Year Published: 2018
It is a little surprising that all of the Australian Standards related to arboriculture have been controversial, so it is no great revelation that the Protection of Trees on Development Sites…
Author(s): Aerts, Raf | Demoury, Claire | Hendrickx, Marijke | Nawrot, Tim S. | Nicolas Bruffaerts | Plusquin, Michelle | Somers, Ben
Year Published: 2021
Urban green spaces may improve human health and well-being. However, green spaces may also emit allergenic pollen and these may trigger…
Author(s): Amezdroz, Bob
Year Published: 2000
Since November 1988 the Electricity Act and Regulations have made restrictions to what could be planted under and near the powerlines throughout South Australia…
Year Published: 2018
Tree pits are attractive stormwater control measures (SCMs) for implementation in dense urban areas because of their small footprint, their potentially low cost and the co-benefits they may bring through improved street tree growth…
Author(s): Moore, Greg
Year Published: 2007
At the Treenet Symposium in 2006, the issue of the greenhouse effect and climate change were major topics of the opening session…
Author(s): Leers, Michael
Year Published: 2013
The urban environment maybe considered one of the harshest planting and growing environments…
Author(s): Burlando, Paolo | Carmeliet, Jan | Chow, Winston | Coutts, Andrew M | Fatichi, S. | Manoli, G. | Meili, Naika | Roth, Matthias | Velasco, Erik | Vivoni, Enrique R.
Year Published: 2021
Increasing urban tree cover is an often proposed mitigation strategy against urban heat as trees are expected to cool cities through evapotranspiration and shade provision…
Author(s): Gou, Zhonghua | Zhang, Jian
Year Published: 2021
Trees have significant shading and cooling effects because of their crowns. This study investigated the cooling effects of their crown attribute on urban microclimate adjustment and thermal comfort improvement…
Author(s): Lambe, Dan
Year Published: 2019
At the Arbor Day Foundation, planting trees is at the heart of our mission “to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees…
Author(s): Jiao, Min | Wang, Jia | Xue, Haoran | Yan, Jingli | Zhang, Lu | Zhao, Cheng | Zheng, Zhong | Zhou, Weiqi
Year Published: 2021
Urban trees provide a range of ecological services for urban dwellers. This is particularly true in residential areas where these services are known and valued…
Author(s): Chiam, Zhi Quan | Jusuf, Steve Kardinal | Schmiele, Kathrin | Tan, Chun Liang | Tan, Puay Yok | Wong, Nyuk Hien
Year Published: 2020
Urban trees are widely promoted as a solution to cool the urban environment because of shading and evaporative cooling provided by tree canopies…
Author(s): Cassar, Sam
Year Published: 2003
The tools used to manage and maintain street trees vary considerably from hand tools and power tools, to machinery and management processes…
Year Published: 2008
The following paper summarizes research being undertaken at the University of Adelaide School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design…
Author(s): Moore, Greg
Year Published: 2015
A recent request to write briefly about the trends affecting Australian arboriculture proved to be a difficult task. In considering a country that is continental…
Author(s): Brindal, Mark
Year Published: 2009
It can be argued that trees occupy the same zone in the emotional intelligence of our species as do Pandas: there are many species of animals which are far more threatened than the Panda but there is something about its size…
Author(s): Hewett, Philip
Year Published: 2002
Eleven years ago, Canberra hosted the Royal Australian Institute of Parks and Recreation’s first national tree seminar titled, Trees: Management Issues for Urban Australia…
Year Published: 2011
Sustainable stormwater management presents unique challenges and opportunities in the urban built environment. The disposal of stormwater directly from impervious urban surfaces into surrounding waterways is detrimental to the aquatic environment…
Author(s): Lambe, Dan
Year Published: 2020
Never has there been a more important time to prioritize urban forests and urban forest management…
Author(s): Donaghy, Sean
Year Published: 2002
The web application will be central to the TREENET project, and will allow us to take the next the step toward realising the primary aim of the organisation – to improve the urban forest through information sharing and research…
Year Published: 2015
The TREENET Avenues of Honour 1915-2015 project is a national initiative to honour with a tree the memory of every individual who has made the supreme sacrifice on behalf of all Australians…
