A review of benefits and challenges in growing street trees in paved urban environments
J Mullaney, T Lucke, SJ Trueman - Landscape and urban planning, 2015 - Elsevier
Street trees are an integral element of urban life. They provide a vast range of benefits in
residential and commercial precincts, and they support healthy communities by providing …
residential and commercial precincts, and they support healthy communities by providing …
[HTML][HTML] The role of 'nativeness' in urban greening to support animal biodiversity
The classification of plant species as native or exotic has ramifications for how they are
treated within urban green space policy and practice. Green spaces are built or managed to …
treated within urban green space policy and practice. Green spaces are built or managed to …
Smarter ecosystems for smarter cities? A review of trends, technologies, and turning points for smart urban forestry
Smart cities are increasingly part of urban sustainability discourses. There is a growing
interest in understanding how citizen engagement, connected technology, and data …
interest in understanding how citizen engagement, connected technology, and data …
Increasing biodiversity in urban green spaces through simple vegetation interventions
Cities are rapidly expanding world‐wide and there is an increasing urgency to protect urban
biodiversity, principally through the provision of suitable habitat, most of which is in urban …
biodiversity, principally through the provision of suitable habitat, most of which is in urban …
The importance of street trees to urban avifauna
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 …
considerable component of urban forests throughout the world. Street trees provide …
Are street trees friendly to biodiversity?
Urban areas are home to more than half the world's population, but also habitats for a wide
range of plant and animal species. While street trees in urban areas have been recognized …
range of plant and animal species. While street trees in urban areas have been recognized …
The conservation value of urban green space habitats for Australian native bee communities
Networks of urban green space can provide critical resources for wild bees, however it is
unclear which attributes of green spaces provide these resources, or how their management …
unclear which attributes of green spaces provide these resources, or how their management …
Toward livable and healthy urban streets: Roadside vegetation provides ecosystem services where people live and move
Fostering ecosystem services in urban road corridors is an important challenge for urban
planning and governance because residents are often exposed to environmental pressures …
planning and governance because residents are often exposed to environmental pressures …
Approaches to urban vegetation management and the impacts on urban bird and bat assemblages
To balance the needs of people and biodiversity in cities, local governments are
increasingly incorporating green spaces and urban greening initiatives into urban planning …
increasingly incorporating green spaces and urban greening initiatives into urban planning …
Street trees reduce the negative effects of urbanization on birds
The effects of streets on biodiversity is an important aspect of urban ecology, but it has been
neglected worldwide. Several vegetation attributes (eg street tree density and diversity) have …
neglected worldwide. Several vegetation attributes (eg street tree density and diversity) have …