Linking Urban Tree Cover Change and Local History in a Post-Industrial City

Linking Urban Tree Cover Change and Local History in a Post-Industrial City

Municipal leaders are pursuing ambitious goals to increase urban tree canopy (UTC), but there is little understanding of the pace and socioecological drivers of UTC change. We analyzed land cover change in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States) from 1970–2010 to examine the impacts of post-indus...

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Main Authors: Lara A. Roman, Indigo J. Catton, Eric J. Greenfield, Hamil Pearsall, Theodore S. Eisenman, Jason G. Henning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Land
Subjects:
aerial imagery
forest emergence
land cover change
land use change
legacy effect
tree planting
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/4/403

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