The equity of tree distribution in the most ruthlessly hot city in the United States: Phoenix, Arizona
Trees are critical assets in the urban environment. From reducing pollution and the effects of urban heat islands, decreasing energy consumption…
Journal: Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
The effects of urban greenspace characteristics and socio-demographics vary among cultural ecosystem services
Urban parks provide numerous cultural ecosystem services that are essential to the wellbeing of residents…
Survival is not enough: The effects of microclimate on the growth and health of three common urban tree species in San Francisco, California
Urban forest managers must balance social, economic, and ecological goals through tree species selection and planting location…
The microclimatic interaction of a small urban park in central Melbourne with its surrounding urban environment during heat events
Urban parks are important within cities and towns for mitigating high air temperatures and improving human thermal comfort, especially during hot summer conditions…
Using ground penetrating radar to locate and categorise tree roots under urban pavements
Abstract Street trees are commonly associated with pavement cracking and lifting, resulting in costly repair of the pavement and/or removal of the affected tree/s. This study used Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to evaluate the effectiveness of three different prototype permeable pavement designs in reducing pavement damage caused by street tree roots (Melaleuca quinquenervia). Initial tests conducted in a …
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Urban tree growth and their dependency on infiltration rates in structural soil and structural cells
Expanding tree canopies can be difficult to achieve in built environments because urban land is costly and urban soil inhospitable to vegetation so engineered planting systems offer a potentially valuable tool for achieving sustainable urban forests. Tree water uptake, performance and root distribution were assessed in systems of structural soil and structural cell…
Remote sensing of urban green spaces: A review
A knowledge of the characteristics of urban green spaces (UGSs) such as their abundance, spatial distribution and species composition, has an important role in a range of fields such as urban geography…
Porous-permeable pavements promote growth and establishment and modify root depth distribution of Platanus × acerifolia (Aiton) Willd. in simulated urban tree pits
In dense urban areas with heavy pedestrian traffic, current trends favor covering tree pits with porous-permeable pavement over installing grates or leaving the soil exposed…
Variations in urban forest allergy potential among cities and land uses
Highlights Natural forests composition can have a substantial impact on pollen allergenicity in cities. Cities developed within Pinaceae forests tend to have lower allergenic potential. Forests/open spaces had slightly higher allergenic potential than developed areas. On average, less than 10 % of city leaf area is within the lowest allergenic class. Abstract Tree pollen with allergenic potential …
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A diverse range of Phytophthora species are associated with dying urban trees
Surveys of dying vegetation within remnant bushland, parks and gardens, and streetscapes throughout the urban forest of Perth and the South-west of Western Australia revealed symptoms typical of those produced by Phytophthora species…