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Article: Characteristics of Urban Park Trees in Hong Kong in Relation to Greenspace Planning and Development

TitleCharacteristics of Urban Park Trees in Hong Kong in Relation to Greenspace Planning and Development
Authors
KeywordsUrban tree
Tree stocking rate
Species selection
Park design
Compact city
Issue Date2004
PublisherInternational Society for Horticultural Science. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.ishs.org
Citation
Acta Horticulturae, 2004, v. 643, p. 123-128 How to Cite?
AbstractThe compact urban form of Hong Kong leaves scant rooms for greenery, with limited acreage designated as urban parks. Such precious greenspaces have not been fully utilized to fulfil amenity and ecological functions. Trees in ten major urban parks in the city core were comprehensively surveyed. Parks vary greatly in terms of sylvan endowment and planting design, with the majority beset by low stocking density, species with small final biomass, and conspicuous bias towards bland, common and exotic species. Seventeen specific recommendations have been proposed to improve the quantity and quality of the park tree population to meet modern and changing demands of the city.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/86360
ISSN
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.151

 

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dc.contributor.authorJim, CY-
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T09:15:53Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T09:15:53Z-
dc.date.issued2004-
dc.identifier.citationActa Horticulturae, 2004, v. 643, p. 123-128-
dc.identifier.issn0567-7572-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/86360-
dc.description.abstractThe compact urban form of Hong Kong leaves scant rooms for greenery, with limited acreage designated as urban parks. Such precious greenspaces have not been fully utilized to fulfil amenity and ecological functions. Trees in ten major urban parks in the city core were comprehensively surveyed. Parks vary greatly in terms of sylvan endowment and planting design, with the majority beset by low stocking density, species with small final biomass, and conspicuous bias towards bland, common and exotic species. Seventeen specific recommendations have been proposed to improve the quantity and quality of the park tree population to meet modern and changing demands of the city.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherInternational Society for Horticultural Science. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.ishs.org-
dc.relation.ispartofActa Horticulturae-
dc.rightsActa Horticulturae. Copyright © International Society for Horticultural Science.-
dc.subjectUrban tree-
dc.subjectTree stocking rate-
dc.subjectSpecies selection-
dc.subjectPark design-
dc.subjectCompact city-
dc.titleCharacteristics of Urban Park Trees in Hong Kong in Relation to Greenspace Planning and Development-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.openurlhttp://library.hku.hk:4550/resserv?sid=HKU:IR&issn=0567-7572&volume=643&spage=123&epage=128&date=2004&atitle=Characteristics+of+Urban+Park+Trees+in+Hong+Kong+in+Relation+to+Greenspace+Planning+and+Developmenten_HK
dc.identifier.emailJim, CY: hragjcy@hkucc.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityJim, CY=rp00549-
dc.identifier.doi10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.643.14-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-84879676236-
dc.identifier.hkuros90509-
dc.identifier.volume643-
dc.identifier.spage123-
dc.identifier.epage128-
dc.publisher.placeBelgium-
dc.identifier.issnl0567-7572-

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