Unasylva - No. 173 - Urban and peri-urban forestry













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An international journal of the forestry and food industries - Vol. 44 - 1993/2

FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Editor: Stephen A. Dembner
Language Editor: Rachel Tucker
Layout Editor: Marina Criscuolo
Editorial Advisory Board
Forestry Department:
M.R. de Montalembert (Chairman),
M. Chipeta, S. Dembner, R. Heinrich,
M. Hoskins, M. Morell, M.K. Muthoo,
C. Palmberg-Lerche, H. Röbbel, E.H. Sène,
N. Vergara
Publications Division: K. Richmond
(Editorial Branch)

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Guidelines for authors

Editorial - Urban and peri-urban forestry

G. Kuchelmeister and S. Braatz
Urban forestry revisited

Adaptation by S. Dember
Urban forestry in Beijing

W.R. Burch, Jr and J.M. Grove
People, trees and participation on the urban frontier

M. Caballero Deloya
Urban forestry in Mexico City

G. Profous and R. Rowntree
Structure and management of the urban forest in Prague

D.J. Nowak and E.G. McPherson
Quantifying the impact of trees: The Chicago Urban Forest Climate Project

E.H. Sène
Urban and peri-urban forests in sub-Saharan Africa: The Sahel

P.E. Schroeder; R.K. Dixon and J.K. Winjum
Forest management and agroforestry to sequester and conserve atmospheric carbon dioxide

World of forestry

Works in progress: FAO annotated bibliography on urban forestry
Mangrove charter
Are the cranes flying?

Books

Accessible information on forestry management
New directions for world bank forestry efforts in Asia
Mixed or pure?

Where to purchase FAO publications locally - Points de vente des publications de la FAO - Puntos de venta de publicaciones de la FAO