Tree hugging.
Trees are considered to be both a help and a hindrance in the modern urban environment. Gillian Glanville explains how the correct balance between risk management and environmental responsibility may be struck.
There are an estimated 100 million urban trees in the UK, andprobably 20 million highway trees. The Loss Prevention Council indicated
in its 1996 report that perhaps 60% of all valid subsidence
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