Re:Effectiveness of trees in reducing temperature & outdoor ...
by bobthepanda on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @04:38AM
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The problem is that to get these effects you need large canopies of trees, and to get that to happen the trees have to take the space of something else. For street trees it takes away land from parking or traffic lanes; for properties it occupies both horizontal and vertical square footage since the sky above the tree needs to be clear. These are unpopular with some political affiliations and interest groups.
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Re:Effectiveness of trees in reducing temperature & outdoor ...
by Ar-Curunir on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @07:30AM
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Replacing inefficient street parking and wide roads with trees is a straightforward win.
Re:Effectiveness of trees in reducing temperature & outdoor ...
by pixelfarmer on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @08:35AM
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It is like Sim City 1 where crossroads generated traffic, so you'd replace them with parks.