Trends in urban forestry practices, programs, and sustainability: Contrasting a pennsylvania, U.S., study

Journal of Arboriculture

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 237-247

  Elmendorf, William F ^a   Cotrone, Vincent J ^a   Mullen, Joseph T ^b  

^a Community Forestry ^*

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Land use; Planning commission; Tree commission; Tree management; Urban forestry practices; Urban forestry programs; Urban forestry sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142657433     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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