Environmental Science
3 years ago

Italian city's tree inventory reveals need for improved urban green design.

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Sustainability
Urban Planning Insights from Tree Inventories and Their Regulating Ecosystem Services Assessment
Luca Rossi, Maria Elena Menconi, David Grohmann, Antonio Brunori, David J. Nowak

Paper Summary

Urban planners need to consider ecosystem services in city designs for resilience. Urban forests are crucial for this. A study in Perugia, Italy, evaluated 373 urban trees for services like carbon storage and pollution removal. Results show citizen involvement improves data accuracy and helps cities enhance ecosystem services in green design.

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