Over half of the world's population live in urban areas, and this percentage continues to
grow at an unprecedented rate. As a result, urbanization poses a significant threat to …

Upfront embodied carbon calculations account for concentrated carbon dioxide emissions
into the atmosphere in the production of building materials and construction of buildings. To …

Urban growth and expansion are a major component of global environmental change, with
impacts on climate, air and water quality, biodiversity, and human well-being. Forests …

Over half of the world's population live in urban areas, and this percentage continues to
grow at an unprecedented rate. As a result, urbanization poses a significant threat to …

Elements of urban soil quality such as compaction and low organic matter are
underexamined, important challenges to urban afforestation. In this Beltsville, Maryland field …

The restoration of degraded forests to enhance biodiversity, ecosystem services, as well as
climate change mitigation and adaptation is now a major priority in cities around the world …

The importance of urban forests and their benefits is being increasingly acknowledged and
valued. However, the potential sensitivities of urban trees to urban disturbances are less …

Global biodiversity is threatened by human actions, including in urban areas. Urbanisation
has removed and fragmented indigenous habitats. As one of the 25 biodiversity'hot spots' …

To meet the global commitments and potential of restoration, innovative and costeffective
solutions are urgently needed. Applied nucleation (AN) is a technique that integrates tree …

, p< 0.05). My results could be references when combining multiple LiDAR systems to
estimate the canopy structures of urban park areas. Chapter 3: Understanding forest …