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Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Provides advice on selecting and procuring the right tree for the right place in urban areas. Covers the benefits of trees in providing ecosystem services and enhancing biodiversity, while highlighting good practice in planting and establishment of trees including information on ground preparation, production system choice, mulching, weeding, watering and formative pruning. Also discusses long term issues, particularly the threats to existing trees from pests, disease and climate change.
Also known as the Urban Tree Manual.
The Forestry Commission publishes a wide range of information in support of sustainable forest management in Britain. The information they produce is: Crown Copyright, courtesy Forestry Commission, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
NBS has produced specification systems and information products for construction industry professionals for more than 40 years. The National Building Specification is the recognised UK national standard and is used by over 5,000 organisations. NBS is part of RIBA Enterprises Ltd.
We connect trusted knowledge to customers' workflows – mitigating risk, increasing efficiency and accelerating innovation For more than 60 years, leading R&D and engineering-intensive organizations have relied on us to achieve on-time, on-budget delivery of complex projects and new products. We deliver an unparalleled combination of technical content and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to surface answers from the vast universe of technical knowledge, both inside and outside the organization. In a single interface, we connect the dots between information scattered across many different sources, allowing technical professionals to make better, more informed decisions faster.