We explore the potential of urban ecosystem services for improving resilience and quality of life in cities. First, we classify and categorize important ecosystem services and disservices …
EM Wood, S Esaian - Ecological Applications, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Street trees are public resources planted in a municipality's right‐of‐way and are a considerable component of urban forests throughout the world. Street trees provide …
As urbanization expands city planners and policymakers need to consider how ecological resources can be strategically developed and managed sustainably to meet the needs of …
Many cities aim to increase urban forest cover to benefit residents through the provision of ecosystem services and to promote biodiversity. As a complement to traditional forest …
In this study, I examine the influence of urban canopy cover on gene flow between 15 white‐ footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) populations in New York City parklands. Parks in the …
Expansion of tree cover is a major management goal in cities because of the substantial benefits provided to people, and potentially to water quality through reduction of stormwater …
The climate mitigation potential of urban nature-based solutions (NBSs) is often perceived as insignificant and thus overlooked, as cities primarily pursue NBSs for local ecosystem …
Mature urban trees improve air quality, reduce storm water run‐off and sequester carbon. Municipal agencies establish forests of native juvenile trees to enhance these and other …
. Urban green and blue space interventions may bring about unintended consequences, involving trade-offs between the different land uses, and indeed, between the needs of …