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RESULTS FOR: "Urban forest valuation" (3):

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Mitigating New York City’s Heat Island with Urban Forestry, Living Roofs, and Light Surfaces

C. Rosenzweig (Columbia University Center for Climate Systems Research & NASA/Goddard Institute For Space Studies), W.D. Solecki (Department of Geography, Hunter College – CUNY) and R.B. Slosberg (SAIC)
Tags: Air Quality, Case Studies, Documents, North America / Central America, Roofs, Scientific Literature, Urban Heat Island, Vegetation and Shade Trees, green roof, New York City, Urban forest valuation

Publication Date: June 2006

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A comparison of municipal forest benefits and costs in Modesto and Santa Monica, California, USA

E Gregory McPherson (USDA Forest Service)
Tags: Documents, Economics, North America / Central America, Scientific Literature, Social Impacts, Urban Heat Island, Vegetation and Shade Trees, California, Urban forest valuation

Publication Date: November 2004

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Atmospheric Carbon Reduction by Urban Trees

David J. Nowak (USDA Forest Service, Chicago, Illinois USA )
Tags: Case Studies, Documents, Energy, Evaluation Tools, Global Climate, Greenhouse Gases, North America / Central America, Urban Heat Island, Vegetation and Shade Trees, carbon storage, urban fabric, Urban forest valuation

Publication Date: June 1993

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