Who owns or has read?

[David oakman]

Has anyone read or has a copy of the dictionary for managing trees in urban enviroments, by danny d draper and peter a richards. I was wondering is it any good do i need to buy this one or can i get along without it. It said the sheer range of arboricultural terms,conceptsand policies that appear in these pages boggles the mind so could be a usefull book to have i thought.

[David Humphries]

Haven't read it David.

 

Appears to be Australian in origin

Any one down under got it?

 

Treesource have it @ £35.50 http://www.treesource.co.uk/acatalog/Trees___Built_Environment.html

 

Here's some blurb, just in case you haven't seen it all.

 

"This dictionary contains a complete list of terms used in the universal management of urban trees. Many of the terms are from Arboricultural science, while others are derived from unproven but commonly applied concepts. Some new concepts have been introduced where the existing terminology to describe trees was limited or nonexistent. In many texts concepts are only partly defined and so uncertainty can remain as to their exact meaning. Here the dictionary aims to provide clarity.

 

 

The dictionary allows for broad application and use by a wide variety of people and conveys in plain language concepts that are sometimes complex. Most major terms have been cross referenced and diagrams have been added for greater understanding. While a number of pertinent botanical terms have been included many terms readily found within dictionaries of general plant sciences and botany have been omitted.

 

Dictionary for Managing Trees in Urban Environments promotes a greater understanding of Arboriculture and Urban Forestry, and will assist in the preparation of reports for the management of trees, procedures and planning instruments, such as Tree Management Policies and Tree Management Orders.

 

 

 

Features

 

Comprehensive dictionary for managing urban trees

Has broad application by other professions

Topic based with an index and cross references

Drawn from modern research from around the world

Provides terminology where in some instances none existed

Consolidates meaning through extensive cross referencing "

 

232 pages, 245 x 170 mm

Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING

Publication date: January 2009

 

Paperback - ISBN: 9780643096073 - AU $49.95

 

Available for Purchase from:

 

CSIRO Publishing http://www.publish.csiro.au/PID/5997.htm

 

Booktopia - http://www.booktopia.com.au/dictionary-for-managing-trees-in-urban-environments/prod9780643096073.html

 

IACA - http://www.iaca.org.au/managing_trees.html

 

 

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Edited April 11, 2009 by Monkey-D