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A tree-planting decision support tool for urban heat mitigation
Heat poses an urgent threat to public health in cities, as the urban heat island (UHI) effect can amplify exposures, contributing to high heat-related mortality and morbidity. Urban trees have the potential to mitigate heat by providing substantial cooling, as well as co-benefits such as reductions...
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Public Library of Science
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7544061/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33031384 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224959 |
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author | Werbin, Zoey R. Heidari, Leila Buckley, Sarabeth Brochu, Paige Butler, Lindsey J. Connolly, Catherine Houttuijn Bloemendaal, Lucila McCabe, Tempest D. Miller, Tara K. Hutyra, Lucy R. |
author_facet | Werbin, Zoey R. Heidari, Leila Buckley, Sarabeth Brochu, Paige Butler, Lindsey J. Connolly, Catherine Houttuijn Bloemendaal, Lucila McCabe, Tempest D. Miller, Tara K. Hutyra, Lucy R. |
author_sort | Werbin, Zoey R. |
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description | Heat poses an urgent threat to public health in cities, as the urban heat island (UHI) effect can amplify exposures, contributing to high heat-related mortality and morbidity. Urban trees have the potential to mitigate heat by providing substantial cooling, as well as co-benefits such as reductions in energy consumption. The City of Boston has attempted to expand its urban canopy, yet maintenance costs and high tree mortality have hindered successful canopy expansion. Here, we present an interactive web application called Right Place, Right Tree—Boston that aims to support informed decision-making for planting new trees. To highlight priority regions for canopy expansion, we developed a Boston-specific Heat Vulnerability Index (HVI) and present this alongside maps of summer daytime land surface temperatures. We also provide information about tree pests and diseases, suitability of species for various conditions, land ownership, maintenance tips, and alternatives to tree planting. This web application is designed to support decision-making at multiple spatial scales, to assist city officials as well as residents who are interested in expanding or maintaining Boston’s urban forest. |
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spelling | pubmed-75440612020-10-19 A tree-planting decision support tool for urban heat mitigation Werbin, Zoey R. Heidari, Leila Buckley, Sarabeth Brochu, Paige Butler, Lindsey J. Connolly, Catherine Houttuijn Bloemendaal, Lucila McCabe, Tempest D. Miller, Tara K. Hutyra, Lucy R. PLoS One Research Article Heat poses an urgent threat to public health in cities, as the urban heat island (UHI) effect can amplify exposures, contributing to high heat-related mortality and morbidity. Urban trees have the potential to mitigate heat by providing substantial cooling, as well as co-benefits such as reductions in energy consumption. The City of Boston has attempted to expand its urban canopy, yet maintenance costs and high tree mortality have hindered successful canopy expansion. Here, we present an interactive web application called Right Place, Right Tree—Boston that aims to support informed decision-making for planting new trees. To highlight priority regions for canopy expansion, we developed a Boston-specific Heat Vulnerability Index (HVI) and present this alongside maps of summer daytime land surface temperatures. We also provide information about tree pests and diseases, suitability of species for various conditions, land ownership, maintenance tips, and alternatives to tree planting. This web application is designed to support decision-making at multiple spatial scales, to assist city officials as well as residents who are interested in expanding or maintaining Boston’s urban forest. Public Library of Science 2020-10-08 /pmc/articles/PMC7544061/ /pubmed/33031384 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224959 Text en © 2020 Werbin et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Werbin, Zoey R. Heidari, Leila Buckley, Sarabeth Brochu, Paige Butler, Lindsey J. Connolly, Catherine Houttuijn Bloemendaal, Lucila McCabe, Tempest D. Miller, Tara K. Hutyra, Lucy R. A tree-planting decision support tool for urban heat mitigation |
title | A tree-planting decision support tool for urban heat mitigation |
title_full | A tree-planting decision support tool for urban heat mitigation |
title_fullStr | A tree-planting decision support tool for urban heat mitigation |
title_full_unstemmed | A tree-planting decision support tool for urban heat mitigation |
title_short | A tree-planting decision support tool for urban heat mitigation |
title_sort | tree-planting decision support tool for urban heat mitigation |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7544061/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33031384 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224959 |
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