Urban Tree Benefits
– lower stress
– increase walking
– moderate temperature extremes
– provide shade
– scrub pollutants out of the air
– decrease incidents of flash flooding
– provide habitats for wild life
– provide a sense of place and community
– soften the harsh urban environment
– cut noise levels
– enhance the quality of life
And yet how often do we see new trees being planted, how often do we see trees being destroyed?
At Firgrove Parade in Farnborough, the only green space with trees in the town centre, is being destroyed to satisfy the insatiable greed of a property developer, aided and abetted by planners who lied about the state of the trees.
No 1 Top Story in Thinking Cities (Sunday 21 July 2013).
Tags: trees, urban trees
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