The Benefits and Limits of Urban Tree Planting for Environmental and Human Health

• Published in: Frontiers in ecology and evolution Vol. 9
• Main Authors: Pataki, Diane E., Alberti, Marina, Cadenasso, Mary L., Felson, Alexander J., McDonnell, Mark J., Pincetl, Stephanie, Pouyat, Richard V., Setälä, Heikki, Whitlow, Thomas H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 08.04.2021
• Subjects: climate adaptation; climate mitigation; forestry; policy; sustainability; urban ecology

Many of the world’s major cities have implemented tree planting programs based on assumed environmental and social benefits of urban forests. Recent studies have increasingly tested these assumptions and provide empirical evidence for the contributions of tree planting programs, as well as their fea...