RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Current Situation of the Urban Forest in Mexico City
JF Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF)
JO JOA
FD International Society of Arboriculture
SP 33
OP 36
DO 10.48044/jauf.1992.007
VO 18
IS 1
A1 Hector M. Benavides Meza
YR 1992
UL http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/18/1/33.abstract
AB The establishment and maintenance of urban trees and greenspace in Mexico City is not easy. The main problems in the management of the urban vegetation (vandalism, nontechnical pruning, bad selection of species and placement, deficiency of maintenance, etc.) are discussed. The percentage occupied by greenspace is only 8.91% of the urban area, while the percentage occupied by roads (avenues and streets) is 27.55%. Some perspectives on arboriculture and its history in Mexico City are described.