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Urban forestry is an integrated concept, defined as the art, science, and technology of managing trees and forest resources in and around community ecosystems for the psychological, sociological, aesthetic economic, and environmental benefits trees provide society.

Konijnendijk, C. and Randrup, T.B. (2004) ‘Urban Forestry’, in J. Burley, J. Evans, and J.A. Youngquist (eds) Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences. Elsevier Sciences, pp. 471–478. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280562809_Urban_Forestry.

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