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The Urban Handbook introduction
In the beginning…
Deciding the group’s aims
Identifying your site or project
Involving others
Developing a local group
Networking
Sustainability, stake-holders and devolution
Into action
Day of action
Litter and fly-tipping
Bulb planting
Family tree or shrub day
Fun days
Playschemes
Woodland activity day
Activity weeks
Residential holidays
Youth groups
Tree dressing
Murals
Sculpture
Arts and crafts
Drama and dance
Student projects
Surveys
People and places
Perceptions
Use
Intervention
Consultation
Local ownership
Vandalism
Local distinctiveness
Features of urban habitats
Site surveys
Soils and substrates
Climate
Flora and fauna
Size and isolation
Site history
Siteworks
Rubbish, debris and artifacts
Access
Seating
Signs and information boards
Hedges
Walls
Fences and barriers
Trees and woodlands
Trees in urban areas
Basic rules for tree establishment
Site check list
Woodland specification
Woodland design
Species choice
Establishment phase
Longer term management
Grasslands
Recent developments
Basic rules
Site design
Sowing wildflowers
Cornfield annuals
Perennial wildflower habitats
Diversifying existing grasslands
Urban commons, rough grassland and heathland
Ponds and wetlands
Restoring neglected ponds
Creating new ponds and wetlands
Pond maintenance
Ditches and marshes
Boardwalks, bridges and dipping platforms
Community gardens
Park Estate, Tipton
Cultural gardens
Newham tree nursery
Home for the elderly
Hollybush Farm Wildlife Garden
Permaculture gardens
St. Anthony’s School, Newham
Seaside Environmental Garden
Eldon Centre Community Garden, Barnsley
Workshop
Animal homes
Feeding stations
Window boxes and containers
Recycling and composting
Trails and interpretation
Seed collecting and planting
Suppliers
The Urban Handbook bibliography
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