Managing and adapting to climate change in urban areas will become increasingly
important as urban populations grow, especially because unique features of cities amplify …

We explore the potential of urban ecosystem services for improving resilience and quality of
life in cities. First, we classify and categorize important ecosystem services and disservices …

Street trees are public resources planted in a municipality's right‐of‐way and are a
considerable component of urban forests throughout the world. Street trees provide …

As urbanization expands city planners and policymakers need to consider how ecological
resources can be strategically developed and managed sustainably to meet the needs of …

Many cities aim to increase urban forest cover to benefit residents through the provision of
ecosystem services and to promote biodiversity. As a complement to traditional forest …

In this study, I examine the influence of urban canopy cover on gene flow between 15 white‐
footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) populations in New York City parklands. Parks in the …

Expansion of tree cover is a major management goal in cities because of the substantial
benefits provided to people, and potentially to water quality through reduction of stormwater …

The climate mitigation potential of urban nature-based solutions (NBSs) is often perceived
as insignificant and thus overlooked, as cities primarily pursue NBSs for local ecosystem …

Mature urban trees improve air quality, reduce storm water run‐off and sequester carbon.
Municipal agencies establish forests of native juvenile trees to enhance these and other …

. Urban green and blue space interventions may bring about unintended consequences,
involving trade-offs between the different land uses, and indeed, between the needs of …