城市森林的概念、范围及其研究*

建设城市森林是人类的需要和城市发展的必然。文中综合分析了国内外城市森林的概念、范围和研究现状 ,认为城市森林是指在城市地域内以改善城市生态环境为主 ,促进人与自然协调 ,满足社会发展需求 ,由以树木为主体的植被及其所在的环境所构成的森林生态系统 ,是城市生态系统的重要组成部分。具体是指城市地域内以森林绿地为主的各种树木总和。在此基础上 ,探讨了城市森林的范围和确定方法 ,并结合中国的国情和城市的市情 ,对城市森林的研究提出了建议。

The Concept,Range and Research Area of Urban Forest

It is the demand of human being and necessity of urban development to build urban forest. The concept,range and research status of urban forest are summarized. The concept of urban forest is considered as follows: urban forest refers to the forest ecological system in the urban area that promotes human beings and nature to live in perfect harmony,meets the need of social development and is constituted by vegetation with forest trees as its main focus and the surrounding environment for the purpose of improving urban environment. It is an important part of urban ecological system and especially refers to forest lands and all kinds of trees in urban area. The coverage of urban forest and its confirm method are discussed,and combined with the situations of our country and cities,some advices are also put forward to urban forest research work.