Funding and financing challenges remain a persistent barrier to implementing nature‐based
solutions that enhance ecosystem services, facilitate adaptation to climate change, and …

Most studies of urban forest management look at vegetation on public land. Yet, to meet
ambitious urban forest targets, cities must attempt to maintain or increase trees and canopy …

Background Cities across the world are undertaking ambitious projects to expand tree
canopy by increasing the number of trees planted throughout public and private spaces. In …

Given ambitious tree canopy goals, land cover change analyses in cities are imperative.
Urban tree canopy change analyses have been hindered by data with low categorical …

While efforts to standardize urban forest inventory data have occurred, the information
collected from community to community remains quite variable. In this study, we conducted a …

Interest in planting urban food trees (UFTs) in public spaces is growing in popularity as a
form of urban greening and a potential food source. Currently there is minimal research on …

In many cities, private trees dominate urban tree canopy cover, but densification often
means fewer private trees and diminishing urban tree canopy cover. Local governments use …

This study creates a 0.5 m resolution urban tree canopy (UTC) cover dataset using high-
resolution remote sensing images based on the deep learning method to clarify urban tree …

Abstract Development and redevelopment are important drivers of tree removal and canopy
loss in urban landscapes. Local ordinances are often used to curtail tree removal, but …

Urban forests are important landscape components in cities around the world that offer
multiple functionality, thereby serve as a nature-based solution to offsetting negative social …