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Urban Landscape
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Aalipour, Hamed Nikbakht, Ali |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | The urban climate features weak air condition and harsher environmental situations that influence living in the cities. Urban trees are major appliances for alleviation and acclimatization of cities to climate change as they provide ecosystem services in urban areas. Nevertheless, trees' growth can be influenced by the severe conditions observed in the urban environment. Therefore, it is necessary to understand better the causes leading to tree mortality in the urban areas and to develop strategies aimed at increasing the stress tolerance of urban trees. The growing conditions of urban trees differ substantially from forest sites and are mainly characterized by small planting pits with drought, salinity, pollution, high temperatures, soil compaction as well as pests and pathogens. Notably, global change can increase the adverse effects of urban weather conditions on tree growth, health, and well-being of citizens. These stresses differently damage urban trees, prevent tree growth, and induce decline, mainly by creating physiological disorders in trees. Hence, practical strategies are needed to decrease the adverse effects of multiple environmental stresses on urban trees. These involve the expansion of innovative arboricultural techniques with a focus on the protection of urban trees. Many of the adverse effects of environmental stresses can be lessened by accurate planning and practical strategies. These include nursery management techniques and post-planting management techniques, but species selection plays a vital role. The dominance of environmental stress studies underpins the need to understand tree responses to these environmental threats from the molecular to the ecophysiological level. This chapter covers the physiological reasons behind the decline of trees in the urban landscape and tries to put forward strategies to handle those conditions in urban forestry. Book Name: Handbook of Plant and Crop Physiology |
| Related Links | https://api.taylorfrancis.com/content/chapters/edit/download?identifierName=doi&identifierValue=10.1201/9781003093640-42&type=chapterpdf |
| Ending Page | 788 |
| Page Count | 13 |
| Starting Page | 776 |
| DOI | 10.1201/9781003093640-42 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2021-05-25 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Handbook of Plant and Crop Physiology Urban Trees Conditions in Urban Decline Tolerance Drought Adverse Effects Environmental Stresses |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
