Acute canopy deficits in global cities exposed by the 3-30-300 benchmark for urban nature

T Croeser, R Sharma, WW Weisser… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The 3-30-300 rule is a recently proposed metric that sets minimum standards for
access to nature in cities for human wellbeing. It specifies that homes, schools and …

Just street trees? Street trees increase local biodiversity and biomass in higher income, denser neighborhoods

EC Anderson, DH Locke, STA Pickett, SL LaDeau - Ecosphere, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tree canopy cover is a critical component of the urban environment that supports ecosystem
services at multiple spatial and temporal scales. Increasing tree canopy across a matrix of …

A canopy shading-based approach to heat exposure risk mitigation in small squares

F Guo, R Guo, H Zhang, J Dong, J Zhao - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
The impact of climate change in recent years on public health risks continues to intensify,
and rational arrangement of trees can effectively reduce urban heat islands. As a gathering …

Four decades of urban land cover change in Philadelphia

DH Locke, LA Roman, JG Henning, M Healy - Landscape and Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Gentrification, neighborhood socioeconomic factors and urban vegetation inequities: a study of greenspace and tree canopy increases in Montreal, Canada

B Kiani, B Thierry, D Fuller, C Firth, M Winters… - Landscape and Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigates the relationship between increasing urban vegetation and census
tract-level green inequities, as well as the role of social indicators in this relationship. We …

[HTML][HTML] Social inequalities, green and blue spaces and mental health in 6–12 years old children participating in the INMA cohort

M Subiza-Pérez, G García-Baquero… - Health & Place, 2023 - Elsevier
Availability of green and blue spaces in the area of residence has been related to various
health outcomes during childhood, including mental health. These environmental exposures …

Philadelphia Towards Racial and Environmental Equity (Philly TREEs): how a medical school can advance health equity through urban forestry in Philadelphia, PA …

JW Gotschall, M Zhao, C Wilson, Z Moore… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Inequity in access to urban greenspaces might contribute to health disparities in the USA via
multiple pathways. Academic medical centres can promote health equity in their surrounding …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring canopy quality and improving equitable outcomes of urban tree planting using LiDAR and machine learning

J Francis, M Disney, S Law - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban tree canopies are fundamental to mitigating the impacts of climate change within
cities as well as providing a range of other important ecosystem, health, and amenity …

What has Contributed to Green Space Inequities in US Cities? A Narrative Review

R Osei Owusu, A Rigolon - Journal of Planning Literature, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Much research has documented green space inequities, but no review has examined their
determinants holistically. To address this gap, we conduct a narrative review to synthesize …

[HTML][HTML] Frozen city: Analysing the disruption and resilience of urban activities during a heavy snowfall event using Google Popular Times

E Santiago-Iglesias, J Carpio-Pinedo, W Sun… - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the impact of climate change on cities is fundamental to address the
increasing occurrence of extreme weather events. This research aims to raise awareness …