Abstract

Foreword PART I. Urban Ecosystems and Climate Change 1. Urban Ecosystems and Climate Change R. Lal 2. Adapting Urban Land Use in a Time of Climate Change Optimising Future Land-use Patterns to Decrease Flood Risks E.van Leeuwen, E. Koomen 3. Comparison of Methods for Estimating Carbon Dioxide Storage by Sacramento's Urban Forest E. Aguaron, E.G. McPherson 4. Terrestrial Carbon Management In Urban Ecosystems And Water Quality K. Lorenz, R. Lal PART II. Urban Forests 5. Carbon Stocks in Urban Forest Remnants: Atlanta and Baltimore as Case Studies I. D. Yesilonis, R. V. Pouyat 6. Urban Trees for Carbon Sequestration B.C. Scharenbroch 7. Carbon Storage in Some Urban Forest Soils of Columbus, Ohio, USA K. Lorenz, R. Lal PART III. Turfgrass and Home Lawns 8. Carbon Dynamics and Sequestration in Urban Turfgrass Ecosystems Y. Qian, R. Follett 9. Carbon sequestration potential in urban soils S. Brown, E. Miltner, and C. Cogger 10. Carbon Sequestration in Turfed Landscapes: A Review E.A. Guertal 11. Microbial Control of Soil Carbon Accumulation in Turfgrass Systems W. Shi, D. Bowman, T. Rufty 12. Using Soil Health Indicators to Follow Carbon Dynamics in Disturbed Urban Environments- A Case Study of Gas Pipeline Right-of-Way Construction R. R. Schindelbeck, H. M. van Es 13. Carbon Sequestration in Golf Course Turfgrass Systems and Recommendations for the Enhancement of Climate Change Mitigation Potential A. L. Selhorst, R. Lal 14. Modeling Carbon Sequestration in the U.S. Residential Landscape G. Zirkle, R. Lal, B. Augustin, R. Follett PART IV. Current Trends in Urban Ecosystems 15. Improving Soil Quality for Urban Agriculture in the North Central U.S. J. Beniston, R. Lal 16. Carbon Cycle of Urban Ecosystems G. Churkina 17. Legacy Effects of Highway Construction Disturbance and Vegetation Management on Carbon Dynamics in Forested Urban Verges T. L. L. Trammell, M. M. Carreiro PART V. Sustainable Management of Urban Ecosystems 18. Global Urbanization and Demand for Natural Resources C. Yeh, S. Huang 19. Toward Greening of Urban Landscapes R. Lal

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