Plants can help homes stay cooler in a variety of ways.
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Some European cities have poor tree shade cover and this is ramping up heat for their citizens.
Half-a-dozen strategies are effective for cooling urban areas. Used in combination, these strategies can drop the temperature even more.
Inner Melbourne alone has lost 2,000 street trees to major developments within a decade. Losing tree cover makes it even more difficult for our cities to cope with an increasingly tough climate.
Greening cities have a huge impact. The trees go beyond just lowering temperatures. They help decrease the demand for indoor cooling like air-conditioners saving money.
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Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Future Cities, Chinese University of Hong Kong
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National Technical Executive in Ecology at WSP Australia Pty Ltd. Adjunct Associate Professor, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Academic Fellow, Australia India Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Environmental Ergonomics, Loughborough University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Federal University of Technology, Akure
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Professor of Environmental Horticulture, University of Sheffield