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作者

Lauren E. O’Brien;Rachael E. Urbanek;James D. Gregory

来源

URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING,Vol.75,Issue1,Article 127707

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英文

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作者单位

University of North Carolina Wilmington, Department of Environmental Sciences, 601 South College Rd., Wilmington, NC 28403, USA;North Carolina State University, Department of Forestry, Forest Soils, Watershed, and Wetlands Hydrology, 121 Peele Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA;University of North Carolina Wilmington, Department of Environmental Sciences, 601 South College Rd., Wilmington, NC 28403, USA;North Carolina State University, Department of Forestry, Forest Soils, Watershed, and Wetlands Hydrology, 121 Peele Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA;Department of Geography, University of Gour Banga, Malda, West Bengal, India;Faculty of Social and Economic Studies, J. E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic;University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Institute for Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning, Vienna, Austria;Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Design & Architecture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia;Department of Design, Faculty of Arts, Hebei University of Economics and Business, 47 Xuefu Road, 050061 Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, China;Department of Economics and Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Finland;Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;Ecosystems and Environment Program, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland;Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science, University of Helsinki, Finland;Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden;Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Connecticut, United States;USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, NYC Urban Field Station, United States;Forestry, Horticulture, and Natural Resources, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, United States;Baltimore Green Space, United States;Morton Arboretum, United States;School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, United States;Project Manager, Fairmount Park Conservancy, United States;Institute for the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, United States;USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Baltimore Field Station, United States;US National Park Service, National Capital Region Inventory & Monitoring Network, United States;Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of Connecticut, United States;Department of Geography & Environmental Systems, University of Maryland Baltimore County, United States;Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, United States;Division of Research and Conservation, Longwood Gardens, United States;Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, United States;Graduate Program in Environmental Science, 321 Baker Lab, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA;Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA;Department of Environmental Resources Engineering, 424 Baker Lab, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA;USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 5 Moon Library, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA

摘要

The recent sprawl of urbanization in the Eastern U.S. perpetuated by population growth and economic success has caused landscapes to become vulnerable to degradation. As urban development encroaches on such landscapes, various anthropogenic stressors are introduced including air pollution, land conversion, and alterations in watershed hydrology. Across various disciplines, urban forests have been presented as a method to ameliorate human and environmental health in metropolitan environments. Understanding how to incorporate urban forestry into city design is critical and urban planners would benefit from a review that holistically describes the diverse set of services urban forests have to offer. We conducted a review to highlight the ecological functions and human benefits of urban forests and to identify gaps in the literature. We synthesized the findings of research studies in the last 20 years to illuminate the human, abiotic, and biotic services of urban forestry. As environmental quality is rapidly deteriorating in anthropogenic environments, our findings suggest city planners should consider trees as a method of mitigation to alleviate these impacts. Ultimately, when managing urban forests, an interdisciplinary approach involving all levels of governance is necessary to ensure the maximum potential of urban trees. Through this study, the consolidated research can aid in sustainable development and innovation to combat the anthropogenic stressors associated with the sprawl of urbanization.