城市森林研究进展

This paper gives definitions of urban forest and describes the research contents about this comprehensive subject.It provides an overview of the past and current research on urban forest from three aspects:the analysis about the structure of urban forest,the ecological values,and the planning and management of urban forest.This paper also holds a discussion about the development on this important subject.It includes urban forest and hydrology,urban forest and global climate change,analysis of urban rural ecotone interface,and the application of modern information technology in urban forest.