The science of urban trees to promote well-being

Locosselli, Giuliano Maselli; Buckeridge, Marcos Silveira

doi:10.1007/s00468-023-02389-2

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“…Since consideration needs to be given to climate effects as well as biodiversity and people's health and wellbeing, assistance from AI may be needed. When it comes to planning future urban green structures, there are examples of the use of AI [142,143]. Today, there is an increased understanding of the multifaceted impact parks and green areas have in the urban environment.…”

Section: Conclusion and Prospectsmentioning

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Health-Promoting Nature-Based Paradigms in Urban Planning

Grahn,

Stoltz,

Skärbäck

et al. 2023

Encyclopedia

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Since the 19th century, urban planning has largely been guided by ambitions to improve the population’s wellbeing and living conditions. Parks and green areas have played a significant role in this work. However, the confidence in the function of green areas, and thus the motives for creating urban parks and green open spaces, have shifted over the years, which has affected both the planning and design of green areas. This entry describes three overarching paradigm shifts in urban planning, from the end of the 18th century to today, and the focus is on the major paradigm shift that is underway: how green areas can mitigate climate effects, increase biodiversity and at the same time support people’s health and living conditions in a smart city.

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Section: Conclusion and Prospectsmentioning

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Health-Promoting Nature-Based Paradigms in Urban Planning

Grahn,

Stoltz,

Skärbäck

et al. 2023

Encyclopedia

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“…According to the UN in 2020 [1,2], more than half of the world's population became urban in 2007. Although cities occupy only 2% of the Earth's surface, they are responsible for up to 75% of resource consumption at the global level [3][4][5][6][7], making cities the main drivers of global change.…”

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“…Precisely for this reason, cities represent specific environments whose stability is threatened by various anthropogenic pressures, mainly reflected in the pollution of air, water, soil and vegetation. In addition to significant environmental, social and economic changes, substantial changes are also occurring within and outside cities as they increase in size and complexity [2]. The main sources of pollution in such environments are combustion products from industry, traffic, urban heating plants, individual furnaces and construction activities but also improper storage of industrial and municipal waste [8][9][10][11].…”

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“…In addition, the structural, topographical and infrastructural features of the city cause differences in air circulation and the way water drains, and often the absence of vegetation, which, together with the change in air quality, leads to the creation of a specific microclimate in cities. It is well known that trees and forests play a key role in mitigating global climate change, but it is important to keep in mind that urban forests cannot be compared to the contribution of natural forests, as they cover only a small portion of the global area [2].…”

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“…Forests 2023, 14, 2116 2 of 14 However, vegetation in cities has an irreplaceable role in mitigating the negative impacts of climate and pollution on the urban environment [12], provided, of course, that it is managed appropriately in the sense that its welfare requires a deepening of knowledge about its structure and function in order to make decisions based on accurate knowledge [2,13]. Urban trees face many challenges in cities, reflected in a much warmer microclimate, high levels of air, water and soil pollution, the presence of particulate matter, artificial lighting, conflicts with surrounding infrastructure, paved and compacted soils, etc., all of which affect their ecophysiological properties.…”

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In urbanized areas, mitigating the negative effects of pollutants from various anthropogenic sources is one of the most important issues in planning urban functioning and development. In this sense, urban vegetation plays one of the most important roles. The aim of this study was to investigate the performance of network analysis (NA) as a novel and potential method for determining different associations between potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in leaves of urban trees, their accumulation capacity and ecophysiological response to different types of pollution in urban environments. The results of NA showed that there is no association between elements in species that have lower or higher efficiency in uptake of PTEs, leading to the conclusion that the elements do not depend on mutual association but on accumulation itself. It was also found that there are differences in the content of photosynthetic pigments and carotenoids among the studied species, but these differences are not reflected in the values of the photosynthetic efficiency parameters. Overall, the studied species have good ecophysiological potential for growth and existence in the urban environment, despite the varying ability to accumulate elements and the different associations between them. This is the first study to investigate the interactions between PTEs in leaves of urban tree species using NA and provides a good basis for future research under different environmental conditions.

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The science of urban trees to promote well-being

Cited by 5 publications

References 52 publications

Health-Promoting Nature-Based Paradigms in Urban Planning

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