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Evaluating the Impact of Trees on Residential Thermal Conditions in Los Angeles Using Community Science 利用社区科学评估树木对洛杉矶住宅热条件的影响

Cities and the environment Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.15365/cate.2023.160208

Edith Guzman

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Commentary on Producing Environmental Information from Stakeholder Engagement 从利益相关者的参与中产生环境信息述评

Cities and the environment Pub Date : 2023-07-27 DOI: 10.15365/cate.2023.160106

Josh Rosa

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Fifteen Years of Fragmentation and Land Cover Change in India�s Ten Largest Cities � A Google Earth Engine Analysis 印度15年的碎片化和土地覆盖变化�s十大城市� 谷歌地球引擎分析

Cities and the environment Pub Date : 2023-07-27 DOI: 10.15365/cate.2023.160202

Shivani Agarwal, Preeti Rao, H. Nagendra

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Sustaining Urban Forests in Post-Industrial Cities: Place Attachment, Ecology, and Stewardship Potential 后工业城市森林的可持续发展:地点依恋、生态和管理潜力

Cities and the environment Pub Date : 2023-07-27 DOI: 10.15365/cate.2023.160204

P. Warren, R. Ryan, Brenda K. Bushouse, K. Harper, K. Stinson

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Land Change Modeler For Evaluating Urbanization Driven By Universities In The Periurban Area Of Yogyakarta City, Indonesia 基于土地变化模型的日惹市城郊地区大学驱动城市化评价

Cities and the environment Pub Date : 2023-07-27 DOI: 10.15365/cate.2023.160205

Sintha Prima Widowati Gunawan, T. Machimura, T. Matsui, Xiangyun Shi, Chihiro Haga

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Relationship Between Pedestrian Activity and Avian Body Condition During Fall Migration 秋季迁徙中行人活动与鸟类身体状况的关系

Cities and the environment Pub Date : 2023-07-27 DOI: 10.15365/cate.2023.160203

Laura Marsh, David A. Aborn

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Effects of Water Application Rates and Sawdust Biochar on the Physicochemical Properties of Soil and Performance of Five Tree Species Used in Urban Landscaping in Ondo, Nigeria 用水量和木屑生物炭对尼日利亚Ondo城市园林绿化中5种树种土壤理化性质和性能的影响

Cities and the environment Pub Date : 2023-07-27 DOI: 10.15365/cate.2023.160207

A. A. Ogunwole, S. Agele, Oluyemisi Ogunwole

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Community Garden as a Context for Civic Ecology: A Multidisciplinary Project in Restoration and Environmental Education 社区花园作为市民生态的背景:一个修复与环境教育的多学科项目

Cities and the environment Pub Date : 2023-07-27 DOI: 10.15365/cate.2023.160201

Mary Leou, Tania Goicoechea, Bethany Kogut

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Addenda to the Special Issue: The Science and Practice of Managing Forests in Cities 特刊增编:城市森林管理的科学与实践

Cities and the environment Pub Date : 2023-05-25 DOI: 10.15365/cate.2023.130134

Sophie Plitt, Clara C. Pregitzer

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Langdon Park Forest Patch: How three women turned their tree rescue efforts into a public-private partnership in community-based forest stewardship. 兰登公园森林斑块:三个女人如何将拯救树木的努力转变为社区森林管理的公私合作伙伴关系。

Cities and the environment Pub Date : 2023-05-25 DOI: 10.15365/cate.2023.130133

James Woodworth, Kelly Collins Choi, Robert Corletta, Delores Bushong, Mary Pat Rowan, Allison Clausen

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