A review of benefits and challenges in growing street trees in paved urban environments

Jennifer Mullaney; Terry Lucke; Stephen J Trueman

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2014.10.013

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A review of benefits and challenges in growing street trees in paved urban environments

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A review of benefits and challenges in growing street trees in paved urban environments

Jennifer Mullaney, Terry Lucke and Stephen J Trueman

Landscape and Urban Planning, Vol.134, pp.157-166

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2014.10.013

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Abstract

street trees

permeable pavements

pavement damage

street tree benefits

urban forestry

Street trees are an integral element of urban life. They provide a vast range of benefits in residential and commercial precincts, and they support healthy communities by providing environmental, economic and social benefits. However, increasing areas of impermeable surface can increase the stresses placed upon urban ecosystems and urban forests. These stresses often lead tree roots to proliferate in sites that provide more-favourable conditions for growth, but where they cause infrastructure damage and pavement uplift. This damage is costly and a variety of preventative measures has been tested to sustain tree health and reduce pavement damage. This review explores a wide range of literature spanning 30 years that demonstrates the benefits provided by street trees, the perceptions of street trees conveyed by urban residents, the costs of pavement damage by tree roots, and some tried and tested measures for preventing pavement damage and improving tree growth.

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Title: A review of benefits and challenges in growing street trees in paved urban environments
Authors: Jennifer Mullaney (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Terry Lucke (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Stephen J Trueman (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Publication details: Landscape and Urban Planning, Vol.134, pp.157-166
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2014.10.013
ISSN: 0169-2046
Copyright note: Copyright © 2015. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; GeneCology Research Centre - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99448947502621
Output Type: Journal article