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DOI	10.3389/fevo.2020.00016
	Estimating Economic and Environmental Benefits of Urban Trees in Desert Regions
	Isaifan, Rima J.1; Baldauf, Richard W.2
通讯作者	Isaifan, Rima J.
来源期刊	FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
ISSN	2296-701X
出版年	2020
卷号	8
英文摘要	Trees in urban areas have a significant impact on air quality and other environmental issues. Trees can affect the concentration of air pollutants that we breathe in by directly removing pollutants or avoiding emissions and secondary pollutant formation in the atmosphere. In addition, trees have other benefits including increasing property value, intercepting storm water runoff, and saving energy needed for cooling of buildings in hot seasons. In this work, we estimate economic and environmental benefits of three tree species typical for desert regions such as Acacia tortilis, Ziziphus spina-christi, and Phoenix dactylifera. The benefits varied by species with Acacia tortilis having the highest overall benefits, mostly because of its large leaf surface area and canopy shape. Tree benefits from carbon reduction reached up to US $14 billion annually. Mature trees tended to be more beneficial than smaller trees for improving environmental conditions. The location of trees had minimal impact on the overall economic value. This assessment provides urban planners, foresters, and developers in desert regions with the information needed to make informed decisions on the economic and environmental benefits of urban tree planting.
英文关键词	air quality urban trees economic assessment urban planning gaseous pollutants particulate matter
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Qatar ; USA
开放获取类型	gold, Green Accepted
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000517454100001
WOS关键词	AIR-QUALITY ; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE ; VEGETATION ; EMISSIONS ; POLLUTION ; ATHENS ; VALUES ; BERLIN ; OZONE ; ROAD
WOS类目	Ecology
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/314541
作者单位	1.Hamad bin Khalifa Univ, Div Sustainable Dev, Doha, Qatar; 2.US EPA, Off Res & Dev, Washington, DC 20460 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Isaifan, Rima J.,Baldauf, Richard W.. Estimating Economic and Environmental Benefits of Urban Trees in Desert Regions[J],2020,8.
APA	Isaifan, Rima J.,&Baldauf, Richard W..(2020).Estimating Economic and Environmental Benefits of Urban Trees in Desert Regions.FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION,8.
MLA	Isaifan, Rima J.,et al."Estimating Economic and Environmental Benefits of Urban Trees in Desert Regions".FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 8(2020).