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DOI: | 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2015.12.003 |
Web URL(s): | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204615002455 Last checked: 03/22/2016 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Velasco, Erik;
Roth, Matthias;
Norford, Leslie;
Molina, Luisa T. |
Author Affiliation: | Velasco and Norford: Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), Center for Environmental Sensing and Modeling (CENSAM), Singapore; Roth: Department of Geography, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore; Molina: Molina Center for Energy and the Environment (MCE2), La Jolla, CA |
Title: | Does urban vegetation enhance carbon sequestration? |
Source: | Landscape and Urban Planning. Vol. 148, April 2016, p. 99-107. |
Publishing Information: | Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier |
# of Pages: | 9 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Carbon sequestration; Evaluations; Pollution control; Regional variation; Tree surveys; Tropical climate; Urban habitat
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Geographic Terms: | Mexico City, Mexico; Singapore |
Abstract/Contents: | "Many cities are developing policies to promote greenery as a measure to reduce their net greenhouse gas emissions. Studies suggest that urban forests may represent an important carbon reservoir. However, the potential to directly remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere by urban vegetation is still poorly supported by scientific evidence. Current assessments consider only the carbon accumulated by trees and usually neglect the contribution from soil respiration and the emissions associated with greenery management. Studies in mid-latitude cities suggest that the carbon uptake by urban vegetation is small compared to the magnitude of the anthropogenic emissions. To investigate if the typically evergreen vegetation in (sub)tropical cities has a larger potential for carbon sequestration, the CO2 flux data from two residential neighborhoods of Singapore and Mexico City were analyzed. Results suggest that (sub)tropical vegetation may act as either an emission source or sink depending on the species and characteristics of the trees and the amount and conditions of pervious surfaces for soil respiration. The biogenic component (vegetation and soil) was found to be a sink of 1 Mg km-2 day-1 of CO2 in Mexico City, but an emission source of 0.8 Mg day-1 km-2 of CO2 in Singapore. The biogenic contribution to the total CO2 flux represents -1.4% and 4.4% at both sites, respectively." |
Language: | English |
References: | 53 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Velasco, E., M. Roth, L. Norford, and L. T. Molina. 2016. Does urban vegetation enhance carbon sequestration?. Landscape Urban Plan. 148:p. 99-107. |
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| DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2015.12.003 |
| Web URL(s): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204615002455 Last checked: 03/22/2016 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
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