Urban trees: how to maximize their benefits for humans and the environmentdoi:10.1038/d41586-024-00300-8Lina TangGuofan ShaoPeter M. GroffmanNature
Getting out into nature may sound like a simple fix, but for many people, particularly those living in urban areas, nature can be hard to access. Green infrastructure such as trees, woodlands, parks and allotments in and around towns and cities are essential to making sure the benefits of ...
Trees and woods in towns and cities: how to develop local strategies for urban forestry
Urban forests provide critical ecosystem services to humans, and, as in other systems, invertebrates are central to structuring and maintaining the functioning of urban forests. Identifying the role of invertebrates in urban forests can help elucidate their importance to practitioners and the public, ...
The majority of the respondents thought more trees were needed in the city. In general, our results show that although people perceive that trees in urban areas can cause damages, they often show more interest for the benefits related to trees and consider there should be more trees in cities...
They areeasy to do but useful. If we all work together, we can help trees easier. I amsure we will have a nice future.I have seen such a cartoon: it shows a man cutting down big trees with his axe, and the trees turn into bare stumps one after another. I saw the cartoon and ...
China has made great strides in unlocking the potential of its new energy industry, not only as a way to achieve its dual carbon goals of peaking carbon emissions before 2030 and reaching carbon neutrality before 2060, but also as a means to improve the quality of people's lives through low...
People living in rural communities and those at the lower end of the income spectrum tend to bear the brunt of the digital divide. According to the FCC, the digital divide between rural and urban America “remains too large to bring rural communities fully into the digital age,” with...
create a positive mood. Natural elements like trees and flowers help to cultivate a healthy environment that is conducive to relaxation while providing fresh air. Additionally, outdoor activities such as gardening can give people a sense of accomplishment, further contributing to their overall ...
”Trees and other plants help cool the environmentby providing shade and through evapotranspiration. Besides increasing the number of parks and gardens within a city, vegetation can be integrated into the urban fabric in a multitude of ways, from planting trees along the streets to green roofs ...