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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 107624 |
| Journal | Resources, Conservation and Recycling |
| Volume | 206 |
| Early online date | 16 Apr 2024 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2024 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
Urban vegetation is essential for the quality of life in cities. Despite direct vegetation loss during urban expansion, urbanization can indirectly enhance vegetation greening through various factors. Yet, it remains unclear what conditions promoted these greening trends within cities. We quantified the greenness trends in 294 Chinese cities based on satellite imagery (2001–2018), which we then explained with climate and socioeconomic indicators, particularly considering the National Garden Cities incentive program for urban greening (NGC). Results reveal large potential for enhancing greenness under urban densification, with larger cities leading urban greening development. We further show that the effectiveness of NGC in promoting enhanced urban greenness is context-dependent, particularly depending on aridity, which is not sufficiently considered in current policy. Our findings show that the indirect vegetation growth index is an effective tool to evaluate urban greening governance and highlight the importance of tailoring regional greening strategies to local conditions for sustainable urban vegetation development.
Keywords
- Green and dense cities, Greening incentive, Sustainable urbanization, Urban climate adaption, Vegetation growth
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Science(all)
- Waste Management and Disposal
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Economics and Econometrics
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Vol. 206, 107624, 07.2024.
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T1 - Effects of climate, socioeconomic development, and greening governance on enhanced greenness under urban densification
AU - Chang, Yuyang
AU - van Strien, Maarten J.
AU - Zohner, Constantin M.
AU - Ghazoul, Jaboury
AU - Kleinschroth, Fritz
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Authors
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N2 - Urban vegetation is essential for the quality of life in cities. Despite direct vegetation loss during urban expansion, urbanization can indirectly enhance vegetation greening through various factors. Yet, it remains unclear what conditions promoted these greening trends within cities. We quantified the greenness trends in 294 Chinese cities based on satellite imagery (2001–2018), which we then explained with climate and socioeconomic indicators, particularly considering the National Garden Cities incentive program for urban greening (NGC). Results reveal large potential for enhancing greenness under urban densification, with larger cities leading urban greening development. We further show that the effectiveness of NGC in promoting enhanced urban greenness is context-dependent, particularly depending on aridity, which is not sufficiently considered in current policy. Our findings show that the indirect vegetation growth index is an effective tool to evaluate urban greening governance and highlight the importance of tailoring regional greening strategies to local conditions for sustainable urban vegetation development.
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