Where is environmental justice? A review of US urban forest management plans

A Grant, AA Millward, S Edge, LA Roman… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
The distribution of trees and access to nature is rarely equitable across urban
neighborhoods. This injustice is present in many cities, and its origins are predominantly …

Diversity in public perceptions of urban forests and urban trees: A critical review

CO Barona, K Wolf, JM Kowalski, D Kendal… - Landscape and Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Across the world, planning and decision-making for urban forests increasingly seeks to
include diverse perspectives. Yet, research on people's perceptions of urban forests and …

Principles for urban nature-based solutions

N Kabisch, N Frantzeskaki, R Hansen - Ambio, 2022 - Springer
Nature-based solutions (NBS) were introduced as integrated, multifunctional and multi-
beneficial solutions to a wide array of socio-ecological challenges. Although principles for a …

Keys to better planning and integrating urban tree planting initiatives

R Sousa-Silva, M Duflos, CO Barona… - Landscape and Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban tree planting initiatives have been blooming worldwide to help tackle climate change
and nurture healthy living environments for people and biodiversity. Many initiatives are …

Why don't people plant trees? Uncovering barriers to participation in urban tree planting initiatives

E Riedman, LA Roman, H Pearsall, M Maslin… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban tree cover is inequitable in many American cities, with low-income and non-white
neighborhoods typically having the least coverage. Some municipal and non-profit tree …

Planning for extreme heat: A national survey of US planners

S Meerow, L Keith - Journal of the American Planning Association, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Problem, research strategy, and findings Extreme heat is the deadliest climate hazard in the
United States. Climate change and the urban heat island effect are increasing the number of …

[HTML][HTML] The tree cover and temperature disparity in US urbanized areas: Quantifying the association with income across 5,723 communities

RI McDonald, T Biswas, C Sachar, I Housman… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Urban tree cover provides benefits to human health and well-being, but previous studies
suggest that tree cover is often inequitably distributed. Here, we use National Agriculture …

[HTML][HTML] 50 grades of shade

A Middel, S AlKhaled, FA Schneider… - Bulletin of the …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
50 Grades of Shade in: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Volume 102 Issue 9
(2021) Jump to Content Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo JOURNALS Artificial Intelligence for …

[HTML][HTML] Community perceptions of ecosystem services and disservices linked to urban tree plantings

JJ Drew-Smythe, YC Davila, CM McLean… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
The planting of trees in streets and parks is critical for urban greening efforts that seek to
improve climate-change resilience in cities around the world. Ecosystem services provided …

Traits of a bloom: a nationwide survey of US urban tree planting initiatives (TPIs)

TS Eisenman, T Flanders, RW Harper, RJ Hauer… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Municipal leaders worldwide are showing substantial interest in urban greening. This
encompasses incentives, policies, and programs to vegetate urban landscapes, and it often …