Australian Urban Forest Literature Database
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Author(s): Hewett, Philip
Year Published: 2010
A moderated forum on maintaining and renewing the urban forest…
Author(s): Kenyon, Patrick | Kenyon, Philip
Year Published: 2010
Approximately 300+ species of wildlife use tree hollows throughout Australia. Tree hollows are of great importance as they are used as nesting sites…
Author(s): Oldrey, Lorraine
Year Published: 2003
The City of Adelaide was first surveyed in 1837 and the first City Council elected in 1840, however following a troubled start it was not until 1849 that the City Corporation was re-established…
Author(s): See, Maureen
Year Published: 2003
Brisbane City Council initiated a formal street tree trials program in June 2000 with the selection of an initial five indigenous rainforest species…
Author(s): May, Peter
My observation of tree performance post-planting suggests that the first few months after planting are critically important in tree success…
Author(s): Phillips, Shane
Year Published: 2002
Soils from the South Australian mallee were studied to determine the influence that the addition of polyacrylamides (PAM) (x135 and 1011) had when introduced to irrigation water of varying qualities…
Year Published: 2004
The management of amenity tree replacement in mature urban landscapes will influence the character of those landscapes for future generations…
Author(s): Cowie, Samuel | Howse, William
Year Published: 2004
At some point or time during the life of a tree, failure will occur, either in the trunk, roots or branches of the tree…
Author(s): Smith, James I. D.
Year Published: 2014
A Street Tree Renewal Program required the removal of 27 English Elms, which provided habitat for various wildlife species. Looking to minimise the impact to these fauna, theCouncil responsible…
Author(s): Moore, Greg
Year Published: 2014
The removal of senescing trees or those which pose a genuine risk to health or property is part of professional urban tree management. However, there are many requests for tree removals that are not based on a genuine likelihood of injury or property damage, but rather on an unfounded fear of what might happen or where the tree is considered to be in the way of some other activity…
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): Cameron, Donald
Year Published: 2015
In the geotechnical engineer’s mind, complex natural systems like trees and their interaction with the soil and the atmosphere need to be simplified into more manageable concepts. To a lesser degree, the same could be said of agronomists and foresters…
Year Published: 2015
Population centres are changing from rural to urbanised areas, with increasing development to create supportive infrastructure…
Author(s): Hill, Robert S.
Year Published: 2006
Trees form a major part of the living biota on Earth. They are often very large, long-lived, stationary and majestic. Despite their prominence in the landscape, or perhaps because of it…
Author(s): Argue, John R.
Year Published: 2006
The dominant hydrological process which takes place in a forested catchment is that of retention. This is evident from the point of contact which incident rainfall makes with the forest canopy, through the mechanism of…
Author(s): Denman, Liz
Year Published: 2006
Stormwater management is shifting from systems that rapidly collect and discharge stormwater to nearby waterways towards more sustainable methods. These newer strategies aim to reduce contaminant load and the volume of runoff by incorporating stormwater treatment into the design of urban landscapes…
Author(s): Wettenhall, Georgie
Year Published: 2006
Removing pollutants from urban stormwater runoff is a key component of the Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) philosophy. Treating urban runoff can add value to the urban landscape as well as protecting downstream receiving-waters…
Author(s): Taylor, Kevin
Year Published: 2006
Design is an important part of the growth of our urban forest, in fact as development pressures use up more and more available soil, innovative design that is integral to the development process is increasingly essential…
Author(s): Leadbeater, Steve
Year Published: 2006
The purpose of this paper is to explore the conflicting challenges faced by many utilities, Councils, and Road Transport Authorities (RTA) when managing vegetation on road reserves, and the impact of conflicting messages emerging from the industry…
Author(s): Mckenzie, Jason | Prichard, Graham
Year Published: 2015
A suburban precinct has been identified with substantial damage to assets resulting from tree roots. This project aims to remove the worst offending trees and repair the public assets…
Author(s): Sweeney, Karen
Year Published: 2006
Since the first days of the settlement of Sydney Cove, there have been significant challenges for the establishment of an urban forest. Early governors such as Phillip, King and Macquarie had visions of grand boulevards and some understanding of town planning…
