FOR400Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Urban Forestry, Urban Forest, Ginkgo
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For400y - lecture 12: forest conservation along the urban-rural gradients (an. Not a new process, has been happening for a long long time. Green space, forests and trees have been part of urban areas. Old plant but no natural habitats of gingko left. Always consider historical parts of urban forestry. Urban forestry has developed differently in north america than it has in. Ex: in europe, when they think about urban forestry, they"re thinking about woodlands mostly (i. e. forests around the city) Ex: italian cultures value fruit trees while other cultures find them as a nuisance. Ex: urban heat island effects (norway maple will be full bloom in. Toronto but won"t be in pickering because of urban heat island effect) Ravines = remnant vegetation = part of urban forest. Former great civilizations babylonian, greek and roman empires. When the europeans came to ontario, they brought this practice. Was very ugly before it was redesigned and redeveloped.
