by Rik De Vreese | Jan 19, 2017 | Articles
Prof. Dr. Francesco Ferrini (Dept. of Agro-Food & Environmental Sciences, University of Florence, Italy), is a frequent contributor to scientific Journals and the extensive Urban Forestry and Aboricultural body of knowledge. In this ISA Conference presentation paper, originally presented at the 2015 International Society of Arboriculture annual Conference in Orlando, Florida USA, Dr. Ferrini discusses that body of knowledge through the categorization of historical and existing scientific literature as well as future research needs, determined by various surveys and questionnaires with a strong focus on the effect that Climate Change will have on urban tree well-being and Urban Forest management.
You can read the full article on the website of our colleagues at the ISA (International Society of Arboriculture): http://www.isa-arbor.com/events/schedule/resources/167/Ferrini_Arborization.pdf.
Prof. Ferrini’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesco-ferrini-57b0025
Contributed by Naomi Zurcher.
by Rik De Vreese | Jan 12, 2017 | EFUF2017
Welcome to the twentieth edition of the European Forum on Urban Forestry that will take place in Barcelona from May 31 to June 2 2017. We invite you to participate in what is going to be an event of reference in the field of open spaces in metropolitan areas and, this year, on its limits considered as spaces of opportunity to connect and structure the territory.
Under the heading “Urban Forest Boundaries Within, between and beyond the city”, we lay on the table the importance of urban and periurban forests in order to build up a sustainable and healthy landscape. We address issues such as ecological connectivity, the compatibility of ecosystem services, biodiversity and disturbances, and issues like the social component of forest management or the planning of the limits in connection with the new culture of leisure. For that reason, we invite you to participate in the Congress so that we can raise together the latent problematics in spaces of contact and interaction between two realities which destiny is to live together: the city and the open spaces.
In this context, we invite you to submit your summaries to the “Call for papers 2017″ and to share your experiences, projects and knowledge on open metropolitan spaces. The forum is addressed to researchers and professionals working on the mentioned issues. Depending on their proposals, they will be asked to participate in a round table, to perform a Pechakucha presentation or to defend a poster.
You have time until next February 28!
by Rik De Vreese | Jan 9, 2017 | Articles
Lively on-site discussions at the EFUF in Glasgow (2011). (c) Cecil Konijnendijk
In a recent article in Arborist News, EFUF chair Prof. Cecil Konijnendijk van den Bosch overviews 20 years of urban forestry and arboriculture research in Europe. Our EFUF (European Forum on Urban Forestry) has been playing an important role, writes Prof. Konijnendijk.
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The article than continues giving a flavour of research on urban forestry and arboriculture published in the scientific journal Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, and sheds its light on developments expected in 2017.
A nice line of thought completes the article:
Urban trees should not be forgotten as the ultimate nature-based solutions to many of today’s urban challenges.
You can read the full article here or below (shared with permission from Arborist News and the International Society of Arboriculture).
