Urban tree planting programs, function or fashion? Los Angeles and urban tree planting campaigns

Tree planting programs are being implemented in many US cities (most notably New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago) on the basis of the multiple environmental and health benefits they may provide. However, the magnitude and even the direction of the impacts of trees on specific urban environments have...

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Published in:	GeoJournal Vol. 78; no. 3; pp. 475 - 493
Main Authors:	Pincetl, Stephanie, Gillespie, Thomas, Pataki, Diane E., Saatchi, Sassan, Saphores, Jean-Daniel
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer 01.06.2013 Springer Netherlands Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Africa Alcohol abuse Analysis Bgi / Prodig California Carbon Cities Climate change Culture Drug abuse East Africa Ecology Ecosystem services Ecosystems Environmental Management Forest ecosystems Forest service Forests Geographic information systems Geography Government agencies Human Geography Infrastructure Interagency collaboration Interdisciplinary aspects Interdisciplinary research Local government New York nonprofit corporations Nonprofit organizations Outdoor air quality Planting Politics Program implementation Property values Public administration Public spaces Remote sensing Research projects Social Sciences Spatial analysis Street trees Studies Substance abuse Sustainable cities Tree planting Trees U.S.A Uganda Urban areas Urban communities Urban environment Urban environments Urban forestry Urban planning Valuation Water consumption Water shortages United States of America Los Angeles California New York USA, Illinois, Chicago USA, New York USA, California, Los Angeles GIS, green infrastructure Urban forestry Ecosystem services Implementation Hedonic valuation Green space Project Public service Urban policy Urban function Spatial analysis Non-governmental organization Tree Plantation Geographical information system
ISSN:	0343-2521, 1572-9893
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