Trees in Urban Habitat discusses the methods, techniques and problems involved with planting trees in urban areas. The cities of New Delhi and Chandigarh, India, serve as the laboratory for this manual but its authors say that
the information is applicable to a number of areas around the world
including parts of the U.S.

Town planners, architects, landscapers and city planners whose jobs include planting trees in urban areas now have a new tool at their service in the form of a recently released book, Trees in Urban Habitat.

Its authors call it "an encyclopedia of knowledge on methods and techniques to solve the intricate problems of urban planning with tree plantation." The book cites cases in New Delhi and Chandigarh but is purported to be applicable to a number or areas in the world including the Southeast and Central regions of the U.S.

The book offers concepts of tree planting, accompanied with photographs and illustrations to describe the appropriate use of trees in different urban settings. It also provides detailed descriptions of the fundamental requirements of tree plantation around roads, buildings, open spaces and parks taking into account the important considerations pertaining to the structure and textures of trees, their density and diversity in growth patterns, scale, color, form and detail.

The authors also divulge the lessons they have learned with insights into opportunities for improvement in future planning and development. One chapter puts forth the concept of developing an entire city into a park.

New Delhi and Chandigarh are located in the sub tropical regions of India, which obtain extremes of climate in summer and winter months. The summers are very hot and winters are very cold. The majority of rainfall occurs mainly in monsoon season, which is July and August, and for the remaining year the weather remains dry with occasional showers.

As described in the book, the trees appropriate for growing in urban areas in these climate conditions are also suitable for tropical portions with much more rainfall and summer and winter seasons that are milder with little variations in temperature. And according to the authors, the tree species in other countries may be different but the fundamental requirements for tree plantation outlined in the book are applicable even to other species.

TREES IN URBAN HABITAT

Authors: Hardial Singh Johl & Sarbjit Singh Bahga
Photography: Sanyam Bahga & Baljit Singh.

Publishers: White Falcon Publishing.
Pages: 214
Size: 8.5"x11" (Hard Cover)
Photographs: 217 (Color)
Illustrations: 35 (Color)
ISBN: 978-1631029479
ISBN: 978-1634153423
Available on: www.amazon.com