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Role of urban trees and greenspaces in reducing urban air temperatures
Publication Year
2019
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Looks at how the impact of the urban heat island effect can be mitigated by urban green infrastructure. Explores: the urban climate and its implications for human health, green infrastructure as a strategy to reduce urban air temperatures, the contribution of urban greenspaces and trees, achieving effective cooling from urban vegetation, practical applications of urban green infrastructure research, quantifying and valuing the cooling benefit.
Author
Monteiro, M. V. et al
ISBN
9780855389840
Publisher Information
Forestry Commission
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