Social challenge/ impact linked to: | Environmental |
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Level of importance | 1 - High Importance / must have |
Description | Tree coverage for local heat reduction |
Scale as linked to D2.2 framework | City Neighbourhood Project Area |
| National Land Cover Database Copernicus tree coverage data
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Connection with SDGs | - Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
- Goal 13: Climate action
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Required Data | - 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.
- Iungman et al. (2023) used Copernicus Tree Coverrage data
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Expected Outputs | - The percentage of tree coverage by a designated cell size
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Calculation methods | - 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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Links and references | - 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
- 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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