Examining the distributional equity of urban tree canopy cover and ecosystem services across United States cities.

ABSTRACT: Examining the distributional equity of urban tree canopy cover (UTCC) has increasingly become an important interdisciplinary focus of ecologists and social scientists working within the field of environmental justice. However, while UTCC may serve as a useful proxy for the benefits provided by the urban forest, it is ultimately not a direct measure. In this study, we quantified the monetary value of multiple ecosystem services (ESD) provisioned by urban forests across nine U.S. cities. Next, we examined the distributional equity of UTCC and ESD using a number of commonly investigated socioeconomic variables. Based on trends in the literature, we predicted that UTCC and ESD would be positively associated with the variables median income and percent with an undergraduate degree and negativel

SUBMITTER: Riley CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7012407 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature