Principles of Tree Hazard Assessment and Management

About this book

This eagerly awaited book completes the set of three handbooks included within the Research for Amenity Trees series. After Diagnosis of Ill-Health in Trees, The Body Language of Trees gave new insights into tree biomechanics. This new volume deals with the whole range of factors which are relevant to tree-related hazards. It will be regarded as essential reading by people whose business is trees, and it will also be of great interest to all those who have a love for trees and a concern for human safety. With an emphasis on principles, rather on a ‘cookbook’ approach, the aim is to place the reader in a better position not only to assess and manage risks to people and property, but also to protect trees from unnecessary felling and disfigurement.

Topics include:
- Occupiers’ liability
- Factors contributing to hazard and risk
- Wood decay and the identification of decay fungi
- Assessment procedures
- Remedial and preventive management
- Environmental considerations

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