Assessing Potential Urban Tree Planting Sites in the Piedmont of the United States A Comparison of Methods.
There is a growing interest of late to enhance our ability to reduce carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere through tree growth. Although the spread of development in urban areas may, in some cases, cause a reduction in forest cover, there may be opportunities to establish additional trees in open...
| Publicado en: | Southeastern Geographer Vol. 53; no. 1; pp. 79 - 102 |
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University of North Carolina Press
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