| Vegetation structure |
Sum of all woody vegetation surrounding and involving urban clusters, from small rural communities to large metropolitan regions (MILLER, 1997MILLER, R. W. Urban Forestry: planning and managing urban greenspaces. 2nd ed. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1997.). |
| Natural or planted vegetation (HARRIS; CLARK; MATHENY, 2004HARRIS, R. W.; CLARK, J. R.; MATHENY, N. P. Arboriculture: integrated management of landscape trees, shrub, vines. 4th ed. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 2004.). |
| Set or cluster of trees and shrubs grown and managed in urban spaces (BADIRU; PIRES; RODRIGUEZ, 2005BADIRU, A. I.; PIRES, M. A.; RODRIGUEZ, A. M. Método para classificação tipológica da floresta urbana visando o planejamento e a gestão de cidades. In: SIMPÓSIO BRASILEIRO DE SENSORIAMENTO REMOTO, 12., 2005, Goiânia. Anais [...]. São José dos Campos: INPE, 2005. p. 1427-1433.). |
| Urban forestry tree is the smallest analysis scale (KONIJNENDIJK et al., 2006KONIJNENDIJK, C. C. et al. Defining urban forestry - a comparative perspective of North America and Europe. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, v. 4, p. 93-103, 2006.). |
| Prevalence of arboreal vegetation (PAIVA; GONÇALVES, 2002PAIVA, H. N.; GONÇALVES, W. Florestas urbanas: planejamento para melhoria da qualidade de vida. Viçosa: Aprenda Fácil, 2002. 180 p. (Coleção Jardinagem e Paisagismo, 2).; KONIJNENDIJK et al., 2006KONIJNENDIJK, C. C. et al. Defining urban forestry - a comparative perspective of North America and Europe. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, v. 4, p. 93-103, 2006.; GRESHAM’S, 2011). |
| Vegetation location |
Located in public and private properties (SAMPSON; MOLL; KIELBASO, 1992SAMPSON, R. N.; MOLL, G. A.; KIELBASO, J. J. Opportunities to increase urban forests and the potential impacts on carbon storage and conservation. In: SAMPSON, R. N.; HAIR, D. (eds.). Forests and Global Change: Opportunities for Increasing Forest Cover. Washington, DC: American Forests, 1992. p. 51-72.; NATIONAL URBAN FORESTRY UNIT, 1999; GRESHAM, 2011). |
| All tree vegetation grown in places where decision-making processes are dominated by local urban actors (KONIJNENDIJK, 1999KONIJNENDIJK, C. C. Urban forestry in Europe: a comparative study of concepts, policies and planning for forest conservation, management and development in and around major European cities. 1999. Dissertation - Faculty of Forestry, University of Joensuu, 1999. (Research Notes nº 90).). |
| If urban forests include forest areas where urban demands prevail, even areas (as far as 100 km from the city center) can be taken into consideration, for example, when they protect the drinking water resources of a given city (KONIJNENDIJK et al., 2006KONIJNENDIJK, C. C. et al. Defining urban forestry - a comparative perspective of North America and Europe. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, v. 4, p. 93-103, 2006.). |
| Urban forest comprises all trees, among other vegetation types - and the soil and water supporting it - in the municipality (MELBOURNE, 2014). |
| Benefits from vegetation |
Contribution to urban society’s physiological, sociological and economic well-being. These contributions comprise trees’ overall improvement effect on their environment, as well as their general leisure and amenity value (JORGENSEN, 1986JORGENSEN, E. Urban forestry in the rearview mirror. Arboricultural Journal, v. 10, p. 177-190, 1986.). |
| Physiological, sociological, economic and aesthetic benefits provided by trees to society (HELMS, 1998HELMS, J. (ed.). The dictionary of forestry. Bethesda: Society of American Foresters, 1998.). |
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