urban canopy
City's green ceiling
Urban canopy refers to the layer of tree coverage over a city's streets, parks, and buildings.
Urban planners measure canopy coverage as a percentage of land area shaded by trees: The city aims to increase its urban canopy to 40 percent by 2030.
A robust urban canopy reduces heat, improves air quality, and increases property values.
- treesWoody plants with trunks
- street treesMunicipal plantings along roads
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
branches · greenery · tree cover · cityscape · cooling · sidewalk · streetscape · overhang · dappled · shelter · parkway · boulevard · maple · oak · roots · heat island · coverage · crown
urban canopyvirgin forest
Forest never harvested
old-growth forest · primeval forest · remote wilderness · pristine ecosystem · countryside
urban canopyconcrete jungle
Dense cityscape, few parks
asphalt · pavement · hardscape · urban heat island · bare concrete
urban canopypristine wilderness
Unspoiled natural environment
old-growth forest · untouched nature · wild landscape · backcountry · remote wilderness
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