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1 = 2.3.16 Percent of Tree Canopy =
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5 ====== **Social challenge/ impact linked to:** ======
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8 ====== **Co-creation phase linked to:** ======
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10 E) Co-monitoring
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13 ====== **Level of importance** ======
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15 **1** - High Importance / must have
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18 ====== **Description** ======
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20 Tree coverage for local heat reduction
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23 ====== **Scale as linked to D2.2 framework** ======
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32 ====== **Data source and input type** ======
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35 National Land Cover Database
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38 (% style="background-color:transparent" %)Copernicus tree coverage data
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42 ====== **Connection with SDGs** ======
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44 * Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
45 * Goal 13: Climate action
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48 ====== **Required Data** ======
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50 * Zhou //et al//. (2021) used the US National Land Cover Database (NLCD; 2011 Edition) tree canopy product to calculate the percentage of cover of tree canopy for each BG.
51 * Iungman //et al//. (2023) used Copernicus Tree Coverrage data
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54 ====== **Expected Outputs** ======
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56 * The percentage of tree coverage by a designated cell size
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59 ====== **Calculation methods** ======
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61 * Zhou //et al//. (2021): The National Land Cover Database tree canopy product has a single layer of tree canopy coverage, with pixel values ranging from 0 to 100%, representing the proportion of 30 * 30 m cell covered by tree canopy.
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64 ====== **Level of expertise required** ======
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66 * High
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69 ====== **Links and references** ======
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71 * Zhou, W., Huang, G., Pickett, S. T., Wang, J., Cadenasso, M. L., McPhearson, T., ... & Wang, J. (2021). Urban tree canopy has greater cooling effects in socially vulnerable communities in the US. One Earth, 4(12), 1764-1775.https:~/~/eca.knmi.nl/indicesextremes/indicesdictionary.php#8
72 * Iungman, T., Cirach, M., Marando, F., Barboza, E. P., Khomenko, S., Masselot, P., ... & Nieuwenhuijsen, M. (2023). Cooling cities through urban green infrastructure: a health impact assessment of European cities. The Lancet, 401(10376), 577-589.
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