PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Cecil C. Konijnendijk
AU  - Thomas B. Randrup
AU  - Kjell Nilsson
TI  - Urban Forestry Research in Europe: An Overview
AID  - 10.48044/jauf.2000.018
DP  - 2000 May 01
TA  - Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF)
PG  - 152--161
VI  - 26
IP  - 3
4099  - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/26/3/152.short
4100  - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/26/3/152.full
SO  - JOA2000 May 01; 26
AB  - A comprehensive European overview of recent and ongoing research in Europe was carried out within the framework of COST Action E12, “Urban Forests and Trees,” a pan-European research network. This paper presents some of the main findings of a comparative analysis of 20 individual country reports. The analysis shows that research on urban forests and urban trees in Europe has a wide scope and is rather fragmented and uncoordinated. Universities and state research institutes, mostly with a forestry or horticultural background, dominate the research. Relevant research is primarily funded from state and municipal sources. Significant differences exist between countries with regard to the level of activity, research topics and institutions involved.