Tree species as tools for biomonitoring and phytoremediation in urban environments: A review with special regard to heavy metals

C Dadea, A Russo, M Tagliavini… - Arboriculture & Urban …, 2017 - auf.isa-arbor.com
Trees play an important role for the improvement of environmental quality in urban areas.
The improvement of microclimate, runoff mitigation, carbon storage and sequestration, noise …

Urban green infrastructure and urban forests: A case study of the Metropolitan Area of Milan

G Sanesi, G Colangelo, R Lafortezza, E Calvo… - Landscape …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Rapid expansion of urban built-up areas since the 1950s has led to the Milan region
becoming one of the major metropolitan areas of Europe. This has been accompanied by …

The effects of deforestation and urbanization on sustainable growth in Asian countries

Z Arshad, M Robaina, M Shahbaz… - Environmental Science and …, 2020 - Springer
This study aims to determine the effects of deforestation, economic growth, and urbanization
on carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions levels in the South and Southeast Asian (SSEA) …

Linking above-ground biomass and biodiversity to stand development in urban forest areas: A case study in Northern Italy

L Pesola, X Cheng, G Sanesi, G Colangelo… - Landscape and Urban …, 2017 - Elsevier
Over recent decades, afforestation and reforestation efforts have been conducted in and
around European cities for environmental and socioeconomic reasons. These efforts have …

Relations between naturalness and perceived restorativeness of different urban green spaces

G Carrus, R Lafortezza, G Colangelo, I Dentamaro… - Psyecology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Green spaces have positive effects on human well-being and quality of life in cities. So far,
studies in this field mainly compared preferences for, and outcomes of contact with, natural …

Assessing urban tree carbon storage and sequestration in Bolzano, Italy

A Russo, FJ Escobedo, N Timilsina… - … Journal of Biodiversity …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Recent climate change, environmental design, and ecological conservation policies require
new and existing urban developments to mitigate and offset carbon dioxide emissions and …

Estimating CO2 balance through the Life Cycle Assessment prism: A case–Study in an urban park

FP Nicese, G Colangelo, R Comolli, L Azzini… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
In a context of progressive urbanization, urban parks can play a pivotal role in carbon
sequestration and stock. The study employs Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to evaluate CO 2 …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing urbanization dynamics using a pixel-based nighttime light indicator

A Pambuku, M Elia, A Gardelli, V Giannico, G Sanesi… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nighttime light (NTL) is a reliable indicator for measuring urban development, population
density, and economic activities. This study sets out to explain the spatio-temporal pattern of …

Birds biodiversity in urban and periurban forests: environmental determinants at local and landscape scales

C Canedoli, R Manenti, E Padoa-Schioppa - Urban Ecosystems, 2018 - Springer
A significant decline in biodiversity is associated with the current and upcoming degree of
urbanization. A challenging strategy to address this conflict is to make urban growth …

Estimating stand volume and above-ground biomass of urban forests using LiDAR

V Giannico, R Lafortezza, R John, G Sanesi, L Pesola… - Remote Sensing, 2016 - mdpi.com
Assessing forest stand conditions in urban and peri-urban areas is essential to support
ecosystem service planning and management, as most of the ecosystem services provided …