{"product_id":"urban-forests-a-natural-history-of-trees-and-people-in-the-american-cityscape-paperback","title":"Urban Forests: A Natural History of Trees and People in the American Cityscape - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJill Jonnes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Far-ranging and deeply researched, \u003ci\u003eUrban Forests\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the beauty and significance of the trees around us.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eElizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sixth Extinction \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Jonnes extols the many contributions that trees make to city life and celebrates the men and women who stood up for America's city trees over the past two centuries. . . . An authoritative account.\" \u003cb\u003e--Gerard Helferich, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"We all know that trees can make streets look prettier. But in her new book \u003ci\u003eUrban Forests\u003c\/i\u003e, Jill Jonnes explains how they make them safer as well.\" \u003cb\u003e--Sara Begley, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA celebration of urban trees and the Americans--presidents, plant explorers, visionaries, citizen activists, scientists, nurserymen, and tree nerds--whose arboreal passions have shaped and ornamented the nation's cities, from Jefferson's day to the present\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs nature's largest and longest-lived creations, trees play an extraordinarily important role in our cities; they are living landmarks that define space, cool the air, soothe our psyches, and connect us to nature and our past. Today, four-fifths of Americans live in or near urban areas, surrounded by millions of trees of hundreds of different species. Despite their ubiquity and familiarity, most of us take trees for granted and know little of their fascinating natural history or remarkable civic virtues. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJill Jonnes's \u003ci\u003eUrban Forests\u003c\/i\u003e tells the captivating stories of the founding mothers and fathers of urban forestry, in addition to those arboreal advocates presently using the latest technologies to illuminate the value of trees to public health and to our urban infrastructure. The book examines such questions as the character of American urban forests and the effect that tree-rich landscaping might have on commerce, crime, and human well-being. For amateur botanists, urbanists, environmentalists, and policymakers, \u003ci\u003eUrban Forests\u003c\/i\u003e will be a revelation of one of the greatest, most productive, and most beautiful of our natural resources.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJill Jonnes is the author of \u003ci\u003eUrban Forests\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEiffel\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003es Tower\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConquering Gotham\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEmpires of Light\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSouth Bronx Rising\u003c\/i\u003e. She was named a National Endowment for the Humanities scholar and has received several grants from the Ford Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978804560173,"sku":"9780143110446","price":26.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/N1NPOXpkZENqRzIrK0lrUGZ0cERSZz09.webp?v=1775810405","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/urban-forests-a-natural-history-of-trees-and-people-in-the-american-cityscape-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}