Climate change and rapid urbanization increase/amplify urban heat islands (UHIs). Green
infrastructure (GI) is an effective and popularly strategy used to moderate UHIs. This paper …

The negative climate change induced by rapid urbanization has become a global
environmental issue. Numerous studies have been devoted to microclimate regulation …

Estimates of air pollutant removal by urban park trees in heavily polluted city of Mashhad,
Iran, the associated economic value and the impact on air quality improvement are the main …

Trees provide ecosystem services such as improvements to air and water quality,
landscaping, and thermal comfort, energy conservation or carbon sequestration. To find a …

The landscape patterns of urban green spaces have been proven to be important factors
that affect urban thermal environments. However, the spatial effect of the landscape patterns …

Spatial information on urban forest canopy height (FCH) is fundamental for urban forest
monitoring and assisting urban planning and management. Traditionally, ground-based …

Research background: The services provided by ecosystems are the main support for
human populations and for the development of any type of activity. Today, the provision of …

Green infrastructure in urban environments provides a wide range of ecological, social,
aesthetic, and health co-benefits. Urban plant covers in particular contribute to improved …

Within urban green spaces, tree species diversity is believed to correlate with aboveground
biomass, though there is some disagreement within the literature on the strength and …

Urban green spaces (UGSs) provide numerous ecosystem services (ESs) that are essential
to the well-being of the residents. However, these services are often neglected in regional …