Cities need more trees
I really enjoyed this episode of The Economics of Everyday Things podcast. It investigates the economics of urban trees.
Research shows that inner-city trees provide many benefits:
- Carbon sequestration
- reduced cooling costs
- increased house value
- improvements in public health
- decrease in crime
- reduced stormwater runoff
All those benefits far outweigh any costs associated with planting and upkeep of the trees. Unfortunately, the most recent data shows that urban tree cover is in decline.