2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2018.07.023
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Influence of evaporative cooling by urban forests on cooling demand in cities

Abstract: Trees provide important ecosystem services to urban human society. Their absence can lead to more 10 pronounced environmental and social consequences, for example the urban heat island effect. 11 Evapotranspiration (E t) from trees reduces air temperature in the urban microclimate by converting 12 sensible heat to latent heat. Quantification and valuation of the ecosystem services provided by urban 13 trees is important for improving cost-benefit evaluations in support of protecting tree planting and 14 mainte… Show more

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“…Evidence for the positive contribution trees make to society is extensive. Thermal comfort of urban areas can be improved as a result of the increased shelter, shading, and transpirational cooling provided by trees (Deak Sjöman et al., 2016; Moss et al., 2019; Rahman et al., 2020). The interception and storage of rainfall associated with trees alleviates flood events in areas with extensive canopy cover (Berland et al., 2017).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Evidence for the positive contribution trees make to society is extensive. Thermal comfort of urban areas can be improved as a result of the increased shelter, shading, and transpirational cooling provided by trees (Deak Sjöman et al., 2016; Moss et al., 2019; Rahman et al., 2020). The interception and storage of rainfall associated with trees alleviates flood events in areas with extensive canopy cover (Berland et al., 2017).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…ET is important in an urban context for its cooling effect on the urban climate ( [40,41]). Estimating ET in an urban context remains challenging as its dependencies on rainfall, weather data (potential ET, PET) and urban vegetation can vary between cities according to the distribution of urban fabrics and micro-climates [42].…”
Section: The Evapotranspiration (Et)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Cities are often significantly warmer than surrounding rural areas, acting as "heat islands" due to heat-absorbing construction materials and low tree canopy cover [4,5]. Urban tree canopy can be an effective and relatively low-cost tool for reducing summer temperatures and air-conditioning costs [6][7][8][9], yet tree canopy is often unequally distributed along class and race lines [10][11][12]. This makes canopy expansion an important tool for building climate resilience during hot periods, as well as improving social equity in cities [5,10].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%