Perception of the local population toward urban forests ( Aerodrom)

This book gives a general understanding on the perception of the local population toward urban forests in municipality Aerodrom located in Skopje the capital city of the Republic of Macedonia. With alteration on lifestyles of local population and modernization of the world, needs and demands for urban forests had changed a lot and become more diverse. Although urban forests often can be places which bring people with different social and cultural background to socialize together, still many of the residents are seeing urban forests as a peaceful and quiet place for their relaxation. However, awareness of the importance of ecology, preserving and improving the urban forests benefits is constantly increasing among the local population. For many people, their direct or indirect contact with nature plays a very important role in the quality of their life. Inability to precisely understand how people perceive and value urban forests might lead to misunderstandings between managers and users. So all those things mentioned above just confirm the importance and the values of the research as well as publishing of this book.