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I've Got You Covered: The Amount of Pavement Covered by Street Trees

"In this study, the scientists wanted to know how much of a city’s paved surfaces should be covered by trees. Paved surfaces include streets, sidewalks, and parking lots. Many benefits are provided by urban trees when they cover paved surfaces. To answer their question, they first needed a way to estimate the current amount of ground and pavement that urban trees cover. This is because the amount of benefits provided by urban trees is related to the amount of ground and pavement that their canopies cover. Unless the scientists found out how much of the city’s paved surfaces were currently covered by trees, they could not determine whether more tree cover was needed." [excerpted from Thinking About Science] This is a feature article from the Urban Forest Edition of the Natural Inquirer (Vol 6, No 1). It is based on the research article: Assessing canopy cover over streets and sidewalks in street tree populations. Published in: Journal of Arboriculture, (286):270-276 (2002). Authored by: S.E. Maco and E.G. McPherson. [SCUFRI]

Authors
J. Nickelsen, B. MacDonald, T. Heyer
Date Published
2005
Publisher
USDA Forest Service
Athens, GA (US)
Issue
Spring 2005
Publication Number
FS-809
Resource Format
Booklet, Electronic File
Sub-Topics
Stormwater Management, Energy, Air Quality/Pollution
State(s)/Region(s)
National
Keywords
Leaf characteristics, Leaf characteristics, Shade, Shade
Libraries
SO: 1100-038
Indexed By
SCUFR&I
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