Indirect carbon reduction by residential vegetation and planting strategies in Chicago, USA

Jo, Hyun-Kil; McPherson, E. Gregory

doi:10.1006/jema.2000.0393

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“…For certain species allometric equations overestimated biomass by 35-45%, while other predictions underestimated biomass by 5-50% (Jo and McPherson 2001). These results support our findings that variation associated with literature-based equations developed for trees in traditional forests can be large and is dependent on the species being evaluated.…”

Section: Substitution Of Allometric Equations From Native Environmentssupporting

confidence: 83%

Urban forest biomass estimates: is it important to use allometric relationships developed specifically for urban trees?

et al. 2009

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Many studies have analyzed the benefits, costs, and carbon storage capacity associated with urban trees. These studies have been limited by a lack of research on urban tree biomass, such that estimates of carbon storage in urban systems have relied upon allometric relationships developed in traditional forests. As urbanization increases globally, it is becoming important to more accurately evaluate carbon dynamics in these systems. Our goal was to understand the variability and range of potential error associated with using allometric relationships developed outside of urban environments. We compared biomass predictions from allometric relationships developed for urban trees in Fort Collins, Colorado to predictions from allometric equations from traditional forests, at both the individual species level and entire communities. A few of the equations from the literature predicted similar biomass to the urbanbased predictions, but the range in variability for individual trees was over 300%. This variability declined at increasingly coarse scales, reaching as low as 60% for a street tree community containing 11 tree species and 10, 551 trees. When comparing biomass estimates between cities that implement various allometric relationships, we found that differences could be a function of variability rather than urban forest structure and function. Standardizing the methodology and implementing averaged equations across cities could be one potential solution to reducing variability; however, more accurate quantification of biomass and carbon storage in urban forests may depend on development of allometric relationships specifically for urban trees.Urban Ecosyst (2009) 12:95-113

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Section: Substitution Of Allometric Equations From Native Environmentssupporting

confidence: 83%

Urban forest biomass estimates: is it important to use allometric relationships developed specifically for urban trees?

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“…On the contrary, shading trees can decrease the amount of energy needed to cool buildings, and trees reducing wind speeds decrease the need for heating energy. Creating such positive impacts requires careful planning of landuse and green plantings (McPherson 1998;Jo and McPherson 2001; There are some macro-scale estimates of CO 2 emissions and sinks from urban regions. The land area of Stockholm County (7240 km 2 ), Sweden, is capable of sequestrating 41% of the total emissions created by transport and 17% of all human-caused CO 2 emissions (Jansson and Nohrstedt 2001).…”

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Using the ecosystem services approach for better planning and conservation of urban green spaces: a Finland case study

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Ecosystem services are vital for humans in urban regions. However, urban development poses a great risk for the ability of ecosystems to provide these services. In this paper we first address the most important ecosystem services in functional urban regions in Finland. Well accessible and good quality recreational ecosystem services, for example, provided by urban nature, are an important part of a high-quality living environment and important for public health. Vegetation of urban regions can have a role in carbon dioxide sequestration and thus in climate change mitigation. For instance, estimates of carbon sinks can be compared to total CO 2 emissions of an urban region, and the municipality can aim at both increasing carbon sinks and decreasing CO 2 emissions with proper land-use planning. Large and contiguous core nature areas, smaller green areas and ecological connections between them are the essence of regional ecological networks and are essential for maintaining interconnected habitats for species and thus biological diversity. Thus, both local and regional level ecological networks are vital for maintaining ecosystem services in urban regions. The impacts of climate change coupled with land-use and land cover change will bring serious challenges for maintaining ecosystem services in urban areas.Although not yet widely used in planning practices, the ecosystem services approach can provide an opportunity for land-use planning to develop ecologically sustainable urban regions. Currently, information on ecosystem services of urban regions is lacking and there is a need to improve the knowledge base for land-use planning.

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“…The adaptation to climate change could, according to the reviewed responses, especially be achieved by a quantitative steering of urban green. The positive effect of urban green on the microclimate has been well investigated in a range of studies (e.g., Gill et al 2007;Jo and McPherson 2001). In contrast, the study showed that ecosystem services provided by fertile soils are less integrated in the responses reviewed.…”

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confidence: 93%

Assessment of Soil Sealing Management Responses, Strategies, and Targets Toward Ecologically Sustainable Urban Land Use Management

Artmann¹

2017

Sustainable Cities

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Soil sealing has negative impacts on ecosystem services since urban green and soil get lost. Although there is political commitment to stop further sealing, no reversal of this trend can be observed in Europe. This paper raises the questions (1) which strategies can be regarded as being efficient toward ecologically sustainable management of urban soil sealing and (2) who has competences and should take responsibility to steer soil sealing? The analyses are conducted in Germany. The assessment of strategies is carried out using indicators as part of a content analysis. Legal-planning, informal-planning, economic-fiscal, cooperative, and informational strategies are analyzed. Results show that there is a sufficient basis of strategies to secure urban ecosystem services by protecting urban green and reducing urban gray where microclimate regulation is a main target. However, soil sealing management lacks a spatial strategically overview as well as the consideration of services provided by fertile soils.

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Indirect carbon reduction by residential vegetation and planting strategies in Chicago, USA

Cited by 60 publications

References 8 publications

Urban forest biomass estimates: is it important to use allometric relationships developed specifically for urban trees?

Urban forest biomass estimates: is it important to use allometric relationships developed specifically for urban trees?

Using the ecosystem services approach for better planning and conservation of urban green spaces: a Finland case study

Assessment of Soil Sealing Management Responses, Strategies, and Targets Toward Ecologically Sustainable Urban Land Use Management

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