Abstract
Trees have been used as design objects in urban environments since the establishment of cities. Their use as aesthetic objects has ranged from the individual specimen tree that resemble sculpture to large numbers of trees unifying and enhancing the visual properties of streets and boulevards. This chapter evaluates the variety of designs observed in different urban settings in 33 cities around the world. These include: streets and boulevards, traffic barriers, small parks, large parks, housing areas, urban greenbelts, water’s edge, cemeteries, freeways, and rooftop gardens.
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McBride, J.R. (2017). Design. In: The World’s Urban Forests. Future City, vol 8. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52108-4_6
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