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Environment, Behavior, and Design Research on Urban Forests

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To many people the term urban forest seems incongruous and contradictory. But a look around any major city quickly reveals that trees and other vegetation are an important feature in many urban settings. For example, an aerial photo survey of Dayton, Ohio, showed that 22% of the city’s land area is covered with trees, and that 35% is covered with other kinds of vegetation (Sanders & Stevens, 1984). According to one overall estimate, 30% of the average city in the United States is covered with trees, a proportion larger than the average tree cover for countryside (Dwyer, Deneke, Grey, & Moeller, 1983).

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Schroeder, H.W. (1989). Environment, Behavior, and Design Research on Urban Forests. In: Zube, E.H., Moore, G.T. (eds) Advance in Environment, Behavior, and Design. Advances in Environment, Behavior, and Design, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0717-4_4

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