A systematic quantitative review of urban tree benefits, costs, and assessment methods across cities in different climatic zones
Urban trees can potentially mitigate environmental degradation accompanying rapid
urbanisation via a range of tree benefits and services. But uncertainty exists about the extent …
urbanisation via a range of tree benefits and services. But uncertainty exists about the extent …
The social and economic value of cultural ecosystem services provided by urban forests in North America: A review and suggestions for future research
With the majority of the world's human population now living in cities, urban forests provide
an increasingly important range of ecosystem services, from improved air quality and climate …
an increasingly important range of ecosystem services, from improved air quality and climate …
Global, 30-m resolution continuous fields of tree cover: Landsat-based rescaling of MODIS vegetation continuous fields with lidar-based estimates of error
We developed a global, 30-m resolution dataset of percent tree cover by rescaling the 250-
m MOderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Vegetation Continuous Fields …
m MOderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Vegetation Continuous Fields …
[HTML][HTML] Green space definition affects associations of green space with overweight and physical activity
JO Klompmaker, G Hoek, LD Bloemsma… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction In epidemiological studies, exposure to green space is inconsistently
associated with being overweight and physical activity, possibly because studies differ …
associated with being overweight and physical activity, possibly because studies differ …
Hedonic pricing and different urban green space types and sizes: Insights into the discussion on valuing ecosystem services
P Czembrowski, J Kronenberg - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2016 - Elsevier
In order to differentiate the potential key benefits associated with different urban green
spaces, we divided green spaces into nine categories, depending on their type and size …
spaces, we divided green spaces into nine categories, depending on their type and size …
The value of urban open space: Meta-analyses of contingent valuation and hedonic pricing results
Urban open space provides a number of valuable services to urban populations, including
recreational opportunities, aesthetic enjoyment, environmental functions, and may also be …
recreational opportunities, aesthetic enjoyment, environmental functions, and may also be …
The value of urban tree cover: A hedonic property price model in Ramsey and Dakota Counties, Minnesota, USA
Urban tree cover benefits communities. These benefits' economic values, however, are
poorly recognized and often ignored by landowners and planners. We use hedonic property …
poorly recognized and often ignored by landowners and planners. We use hedonic property …
Only one tree from each seed? Environmental effectiveness and poverty alleviation in Mexico's payments for ecosystem services program
Environmental conditional cash transfers are popular but their impacts are not well
understood. We evaluate land cover and wealth impacts of a federal program that pays …
understood. We evaluate land cover and wealth impacts of a federal program that pays …
Trees in the city: Valuing street trees in Portland, Oregon
We use a hedonic price model to simultaneously estimate the effects of street trees on the
sales price and the time-on-market (TOM) of houses in Portland, Oregon. On average, street …
sales price and the time-on-market (TOM) of houses in Portland, Oregon. On average, street …
Social life under cover: tree canopy and social capital in Baltimore, Maryland
MT Holtan, SL Dieterlen… - Environment and …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
To what extent does the density of the tree cover in a city relate to the amount of social
capital among neighbors? To address this question, we linked social survey data (N= 361) …
capital among neighbors? To address this question, we linked social survey data (N= 361) …