Wiasta, I Wayan; Wiryawan, I Wayan Gde; Irawan, I Nyoman Edi; Bunga, Dewi --- "The responsibility of the customary village concerning the sustainable city forest" [2013] ELECD 982; in Faure, Michael; Wibisana, Andri (eds), "Regulating Disasters, Climate Change and Environmental Harm" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013) 413

Book Title: Regulating Disasters, Climate Change and Environmental Harm

Editor(s): Faure, Michael; Wibisana, Andri

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781781002483

Section: Chapter 13

Section Title: The responsibility of the customary village concerning the sustainable city forest

Author(s): Wiasta, I Wayan; Wiryawan, I Wayan Gde; Irawan, I Nyoman Edi; Bunga, Dewi

Number of pages: 25

Abstract/Description:

The city is the centre of living for the community of a state. The city gives a great chance for anybody who expects a job, education and better place for recreation. The World Resource Institute, as quoted in Supriadi, estimates that in 2020, 60 per cent of the world’s population will live in cities.1The development of the cities has so far tended to shrink green open spaces and to eliminate the natural look of cities. Many green spaces are converted to trading areas, housing, industrial areas, transportation infrastructures (streets, bridges, bus stations) and other city facilities. By this condition, the cities will grow economically but they will decrease ecologically. However, an ecological balance is as important as economic growth. To cope with the population growth and with all its environmental problems, ecological development of cities is necessary and one of its elements is city forest development.