Tree planting is a prevalent strategy to mitigate urban heat. Tree cooling efficiency (TCE),
defined as the temperature reduction for a 1% tree cover increase, plays an important role in …

Trees in cities perform important environmental functions: they produce oxygen, filter
pollutants, provide habitat for wildlife, mitigate stormwater runoff, and reduce the effects of …

Forestlands in the southeastern US generate a great variety of ecosystem services that
contribute to the well-being of humans and nonhumans alike. Despite their importance …

Background Urban green spaces have been consistently shown to have important human
health benefits across a range of outcomes. These benefits are thought to be achieved, in …

Abstract Urban development in South America has experienced significant growth and
transformation over the past few decades. South America's urban development and trees …

The vertical dimensions of urban morphology, specifically the heights of trees and buildings,
exert significant influence on wind flow fields in urban street canyons and the thermal …

Objetivo: evaluar el estado de salud del arbolado de la Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara,
a través de imágenes satelitales multiespectrales WorldView-2. Método: se utilizó el …

Trees are key sources of cooling in natural and urban ecosystems across the globe (1–3).
Increasing tree cover is one popular nature-based approach to reducing excessive heat in …

The Pittsburgh Metropolitan Region in Western Pennsylvania, US, like many cities globally,
historically has an inequitably distributed urban forest and faced street tree biodiversity …

Urban greenspaces—human-made or naturally occurring areas that predominantly feature
vegetation—have spurred an increase in local, federal, and international interest in …