'Walking'forest of 1000 trees transforms Dutch city
Spectacle of leafy ash, oak and elm ambling through Leeuwarden’s streets offers vision of a greener future
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More tree cover in urban environments means lower land temperatures – a planning feature that is becoming increasingly crucial in a heating world. A study conducted across nearly 300 European cities showed that urban trees can cool the land surface temperature by up to 12C in summer.
Read more in the Guardian
"Trees cool the land surface temperature of cities by up to 12°C"
www.newscientist.com
"The team found that tree-covered areas in cities have a much lower land surface temperature compared with surrounding areas. The differences were between 8°C and 12°C in central Europe and between 0°C and 4°C in southern Europe."7
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More tree cover in urban environments means lower land temperatures – a planning feature that is becoming increasingly crucial in a heating world. A study conducted across nearly 300 European cities showed that urban trees can cool the land surface temperature by up to 12C in summer.
Read more in the Guardian
"Trees cool the land surface temperature of cities by up to 12°C"
www.newscientist.com
"The team found that tree-covered areas in cities have a much lower land surface temperature compared with surrounding areas. The differences were between 8°C and 12°C in central Europe and between 0°C and 4°C in southern Europe."7
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