while increasing tree cover by 1% averaged only a 0.067% decrease in runoff. Since the initial release of i-Tree in 2006, the model has been widely used to estimate the hydrologic benefits of individual trees, parcels, neighborhoods, and cities (U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service...
Urban forests are conformed by a variable representation of native and exotic species. Because these species differ in the morpho-functional traits that possess, they may have a differential participation in the provision of ecosystem services in cities. Here, we compare ecosystem services inferred fro...
38. This potential runoff is detained in the vacant parcels and kept out of the wastewater collection and conveyance system. In this way, vacant land may be used to reduce the frequency and volume of CSOs, and help fulfill the objectives...
The name “Catalpa” comes from the Native American word “kutuhlpa,” which was used for trees in the Catalpa family by the Muscogee Creek tribe. In the late 18th century, the French scientist René Louiche Desfontaines added the name to the list of names for plants. Native Americans prob...
A growing number of policies and programmes in cities aim to increase the time people spend in nature for the health and wellbeing benefits delivered by such interactions. Yet, there is little research investigating the extent to which, and for whom, nature experiences deliver such benefits outsi...
the greater the cooling. By planting more trees, the heat-island effect created by buildings and pavement can be minimized. Hard surface areas such as patios, sidewalks, driveways and building can be shaded by trees thus reducing landscape heat load. Ideally, 50% of the paved surface needs to...