Written by Melanie Lenart, University of Arizona
Urban trees play multiple roles when it comes to local air pollution. While trees in general help reduce air pollution, including absorbing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, some species contribute to local smog …
The distance between your home and a tree planting should be determined by the mature width of the tree’s canopy. Trees should be planted at least a distance of 1/2 of their mature canopy width from a home. For example, …
The most obvious way trees cool the air is by shading. Reducing the amount of sunlight striking buildings and pavement reduces the amount of energy that is absorbed and re-radiated into the air.
Trees also cool the air by a …
Urban heat island effect over a city relative to buildings and greenspaces with trees.
The conversion of rural land for urban use is referred to as urbanization (Miller, 1997). Seventy-four percent (203 million) of the U.S. population in 1989 (Frey, …
Urban forestry managers can find it useful to assess their cities’ programs using a cost-benefit analysis, many of which have been incorporated into …
The Center for Urban Forest Research (CUFR) provides a …
Urban forests can be useful both in mitigating climate change and in helping …
A windbreak is considered any plant or physical barrier that can slow down or divert the wind. If properly located, trees, fencing, and buildings can all serve as windbreaks. Research conducted on the Great Plains has shown that up to …
Planting trees in urban areas can help mitigate carbon dioxide levels because trees can sequester carbon and offset some energy use for cooling, as some studies have illustrated in California.
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB32…
