Forestry serving urban societies in the north atlantic region:international conference in Reykjavík, Iceland, 2009
In the North Atlantic Region, the social services provided by forests play a major role. With the high level of urbanisation in many of these countries, forests and other green areas are of great importance as recreational settings for urban dwellers. In order to ensure that forests cater for the ne...
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ftcopenhagenunip:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/fbf41356-d22e-4d2d-91f7-3f198c6b8be1 2023-05-15T16:47:38+02:00 Forestry serving urban societies in the north atlantic region:international conference in Reykjavík, Iceland, 2009 Konijnendijk, Cecil Cornelis Jóhannisdottír, Hrefna 2010 https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/forestry-serving-urban-societies-in-the-north-atlantic-region(fbf41356-d22e-4d2d-91f7-3f198c6b8be1).html eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Konijnendijk , C C & Jóhannisdottír , H (eds) 2010 , Forestry serving urban societies in the north atlantic region : international conference in Reykjavík, Iceland, 2009 . TemaNord , no. 2010:577 . book 2010 ftcopenhagenunip 2021-09-23T17:06:07Z In the North Atlantic Region, the social services provided by forests play a major role. With the high level of urbanisation in many of these countries, forests and other green areas are of great importance as recreational settings for urban dwellers. In order to ensure that forests cater for the needs for urban societies, sound planning, design and management are required. An international conference was organised in Iceland in September 2009 in order to bring together researchers and practitioners from the region. The conference was part of the Icelandic chairmanship of the Nordic Council of Ministers and was organised in collaboration with the Nordic-Baltic Centre of Advanced Research on Forestry Serving Urbanised Societies (CARe-FOR-US), the European Forest Network, Icelandic Forest Research and the Icelandic Forestry Association. Over 120 delegates represented researchers, planners and managers of forests and other green areas, policy makers and students. This issue of TemaNord presents a selection of papers presented at the conference, covering topics such as planning for environmental services, urban forest strategies, public involvement, and urban woodland management. Book Iceland North Atlantic Reykjavík Reykjavík University of Copenhagen: Research Reykjavík |
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In the North Atlantic Region, the social services provided by forests play a major role. With the high level of urbanisation in many of these countries, forests and other green areas are of great importance as recreational settings for urban dwellers. In order to ensure that forests cater for the needs for urban societies, sound planning, design and management are required. An international conference was organised in Iceland in September 2009 in order to bring together researchers and practitioners from the region. The conference was part of the Icelandic chairmanship of the Nordic Council of Ministers and was organised in collaboration with the Nordic-Baltic Centre of Advanced Research on Forestry Serving Urbanised Societies (CARe-FOR-US), the European Forest Network, Icelandic Forest Research and the Icelandic Forestry Association. Over 120 delegates represented researchers, planners and managers of forests and other green areas, policy makers and students. This issue of TemaNord presents a selection of papers presented at the conference, covering topics such as planning for environmental services, urban forest strategies, public involvement, and urban woodland management. |
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Konijnendijk , C C & Jóhannisdottír , H (eds) 2010 , Forestry serving urban societies in the north atlantic region : international conference in Reykjavík, Iceland, 2009 . TemaNord , no. 2010:577 . |
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