Role of urban trees and greenspaces in reducing urban air temperatures
Research Note
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Series
Research Note
Abstract
Looks at how the impact of the urban heat island effect can be mitigated by urban green infrastructure. Explores: the urban climate and its implications for human health, green infrastructure as a strategy to reduce urban air temperatures, the contribution of urban greenspaces and trees, achieving effective cooling from urban vegetation, practical applications of urban green infrastructure research, quantifying and valuing the cooling benefit.
Author
Monteiro, M. V. et al
ISBN
9780855389840
Subjects
- Trees
- Planning and development
- Environmental planning/land
- Strategic planning
- Urban planning
- Climate change
- Natural environment
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The Forestry Commission publishes a wide range of information in support of sustainable forest management in Britain. The information they produce is: Crown Copyright, courtesy Forestry Commission, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
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