The urban forest area was increased significantly from 428thousands ha in
1993 to 2,434thousands ha in 1998 as the result of integration of urban cities
and rural areas which started from 1995. The administration of rural forest
areas was incorporated into city administration, bringing an increase in urban
forest. However, the forest within urban planning area was diminished and
isolated. The isolation deteriorated the quality of urban forest ecosystem. In
addition, the urban forest is not managed appropriately because various laws and
organization are involved.
The organizations suffered from insufficient budget also. Therefore this
study identifies management problems and functional roles of the urban forest,
and suggests future policy recommendations to maintain a better and systematic
management of urban forest.
