More than a canopy cover metric: Influence of canopy quality, water-use strategies and site climate on urban forest cooling potential

More than a canopy cover metric: Influence of canopy quality, water-use strategies and site climate on urban forest cooling potential

•Urban tree canopy cover is a promising solution for mitigating heat island.•Data-driven guidance on tree selection and planting locations is still limited.•Four research priorities are proposed, requiring a collaborative research effort.•Cross-climate morphological and physiological characteristics...

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Veröffentlicht in:Landscape and urban planning 2024-08, Vol.248, p.105089, Article 105089
Hauptverfasser: Rahman, Mohammad A., Arndt, Stefan, Bravo, Felipe, Cheung, Pui K., van Doorn, Natalie, Franceschi, Eleonora, del Río, Miren, Livesley, Stephen J., Moser-Reischl, Astrid, Pattnaik, Nayanesh, Rötzer, Thomas, Paeth, Heiko, Pauleit, Stephan, Preisler, Yakir, Pretzsch, Hans, Tan, Puay Yok, Cohen, Shabtai, Szota, Chris, Torquato, Patricia R.
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Zusammenfassung:•Urban tree canopy cover is a promising solution for mitigating heat island.•Data-driven guidance on tree selection and planting locations is still limited.•Four research priorities are proposed, requiring a collaborative research effort.•Cross-climate morphological and physiological characteristics are desired.•Integration with atmospheric boundary layer models is suggested.
ISSN:0169-2046
1872-6062
DOI:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2024.105089