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ArticleRemote sensing2024

Greening the Urban Landscape: Assessing the Impact of Tree-Planting Initiatives and Climate Influences on Miami-Dade County's Greenness.

Julius R Dewald, Jane Southworth, Jose Szapocznik, Joanna L Lombard, Scott C Brown

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Article in Remote sensing, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Authors and funding

5 authors.

Julius R DewaldDepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14th Street, Soffer Clinical Research Center Room 1065, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Jane SouthworthDepartment of Geography, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
Jose SzapocznikDepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14th Street, Soffer Clinical Research Center Room 1065, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Joanna L LombardSchool of Architecture, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4925-9633
Scott C BrownDepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14th Street, Soffer Clinical Research Center Room 1065, Miami, FL 33136, USA.

Funding

Polygenic Risk Moderates the Impact of Greenness on Cardiovascular Health among HCHS/SOL Hispanic/LatinosR01HL148880 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI BROWN, SCOTT CHARLES, SZAPOCZNIK, JOSE · 2020 to 2022
$2.3M
Greenness, Cognitive Performance and Vascular Outcomes in the NOMAS StudyRF1AG074306 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI BROWN, SCOTT CHARLES, RUNDEK, TATJANA · 2021 to 2021
$2.3M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL148880NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG074306
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In urban settings, trees and greenery play a vital role in environmental well-being and community vitality. This study explores the impact of Miami-Dade County's tree-planting initiative on urban greenness and considers the influence of climate dynamics. Using Landsat data from 2006 to 2019, we find stable overall greenness, with 5.64% of the Census blocks exhibiting significant changes. Seasonal analysis reveals winter as prominent, with 61.47% of Census blocks showing increased greenness. Temperature and precipitation, especially post-2010, correlate with greenness changes. Despite a reported increase in tree cover from 14% to 20%, our findings show only 5-6% of Census blocks with statistically significant changes, highlighting the complexity of achieving substantial improvements in green canopy coverage. The study raises questions about the efficacy of large-scale tree-planting initiatives in densely urbanized areas when human factors are not well understood. Implications for urban planning stress the importance of preserving green spaces and informed decision-making for enhancing vegetation cover in Miami-Dade County, emphasizing the need to consider local conditions, seasonal variations, policies, and human factors in urban greening efforts.

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climate variabilityMiami-Dade CountyNormalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)spatial and seasonal analysisurban greenness

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PMID39830425
PMCPMC11741672

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