Urban nature has the potential to improve air and water quality, mitigate flooding, enhance
physical and mental health, and promote social and cultural well-being. However, the value …

Urbanization affects landscape structure and the overall human condition in numerous
ways. Green spaces include vegetated land cover (eg, urban forests, trees, riparian zones …

A growing body of research shows affluent White neighborhoods have more acres of parks
and more park facilities than low-income ethnic minority communities in many Global North …

Exposure to heat is a growing public health concern as climate change accelerates
worldwide. Different socioeconomic and racial groups often face unequal exposure to heat …

Urban population growth is leading to growing concerns about land use change, green
infrastructure, and the loss of beneficial ecosystem services. Human and environmental …

Street trees are an important component of green infrastructure in cities, providing multiple
ecosystem services (ES) and hence contributing to urban resilience, sustainability and …

This study examines the persistent impacts of historical racebased discriminatory housing
policies on contemporary urban environments in the United States. Specifically, we examine …

There is ample evidence that urban trees benefit the physical, mental, and social health of
urban residents. The environmental justice hypothesis posits that environmental amenities …

Examining the distributional equity of urban tree canopy cover (UTCC) has increasingly
become an important interdisciplinary focus of ecologists and social scientists working within …

Health disparities occur when adverse health conditions are unequal across populations
due in part to gaps in wealth. These disparities continue to plague global health. Decades of …