You could easily pass the triangle of landscaping on San Jose's Park Street without every really noticing -- except on closer inspection one might discover there is something unusual about the sunken ...

Planting new forests may be a low-cost way to combat warming temperatures in urban areas, suggests a new study. In a ...

Urban greening is unlikely to provide a single fix for tackling extreme weather events brought on by climate change, scientists have suggested. Urban greening is unlikely to provide a single fix for ...

When Ian Hanou first studied forest management and spatial information systems, he didn’t know what urban forestry was. “In traditional forestry you are managing trees for lumber, paper, maybe ...

Cities across the world are on the front line of climate change, and calls are growing for more urban cooling. Many governments are spending big on new trees in public places – but which species are ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A new study led by University of Arizona Associate Professor Adriana Zuniga‑Teran argues that Tucson’s urban greening programs will be more effective if they are designed around ...

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If designed in certain ways, parks in urban areas can benefit people and nature. Credit: Jeff Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Research shows that parks are crucial ...

The idea of transforming cities from concrete jungles to urban forests is a popular one, and there have been some truly inspiring, exemplar projects in recent years. The transformation of a Seoul ...

In rapidly growing cities like Tokyo, incorporating greenery is a challenging task. With limited space for trees or parks, vertical greening—the placement of vegetation on building facades—has become ...