Current street tree communities reflect race‐based housing policy and modern attempts to remedy environmental injustice
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3881
Abstract: Abstract Humans promote and inhibit other species on the urban landscape, shaping biodiversity patterns. Institutional racism may underlie the distribution of urban species by creating disproportionate resources in space and time. Here, we examine whether… read more here.
Keywords: current street; environmental injustice; communities reflect; street tree ... See more keywords
Urban street tree biodiversity and antidepressant prescriptions
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79924-5
Abstract: Growing urbanisation is a threat to both mental health and biodiversity. Street trees are an important biodiversity component of urban greenspace, but little is known about their effects on mental health. Here, we analysed the… read more here.
Keywords: street tree; street; density street; street trees ... See more keywords
Large-scale determinants of street tree growth rates across an urban environment
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304447
Abstract: Urban street trees offer cities critical environmental and social benefits. In New York City (NYC), a decadal census of every street tree is conducted to help understand and manage the urban forest. However, it has… read more here.
Keywords: street tree; growth rates; large scale; growth ... See more keywords
Street Tree Planning to Improve Public Health and Ecosystem Resilience in Urban Areas: A Scenario Analysis Using a System Dynamics Model
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19031625
Abstract: Increases in particulate matter in cities threaten both public health and ecosystems. Street trees, which are a corridor-type green infrastructure capable of absorbing particulate matter, have been promoted as one possible solution to this problem.… read more here.
Keywords: street tree; ecosystem resilience; street; particulate matter ... See more keywords
Matching Trees to Streets by Street Type: A Case Study of Street Tree Suitability and Services in a Highly Urbanized City
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DOI: 10.3390/land13122079
Abstract: Street trees are a representative form of urban green space that play an important role in mitigating the environmental impact of urbanization. Planting the right tree in the right place in urban streetscapes can improve… read more here.
Keywords: street tree; street trees; street; highly urbanized ... See more keywords