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Pollution mitigation and carbon sequestration by an urban forest

Brack, Cristopher

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At the beginning of the 1900s, the Canberra plain was largely treeless. Graziers had carried out extensive clearing of the original trees since the 1820s leaving only scattered remnants and some plantings near homesteads. With the selection of Canberra as the site for the new capital of Australia, extensive tree plantings began in 1911. These trees have delivered a number of benefits, including aesthetic values and the amelioration of climatic extremes. Recently, however, it was considered that...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorBrack, Cristopher
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T23:35:57Z
dc.identifier.issn0269-7491
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/94162
dc.description.abstractAt the beginning of the 1900s, the Canberra plain was largely treeless. Graziers had carried out extensive clearing of the original trees since the 1820s leaving only scattered remnants and some plantings near homesteads. With the selection of Canberra as the site for the new capital of Australia, extensive tree plantings began in 1911. These trees have delivered a number of benefits, including aesthetic values and the amelioration of climatic extremes. Recently, however, it was considered that the benefits might extend to pollution mitigation and the sequestration of carbon. This paper outlines a case study of the value of the Canberra urban forest with particular reference to pollution mitigation. This study uses a tree inventory, modelling and decision support system developed to collect and use data about trees for tree asset management. The decision support system (DISMUT) was developed to assist in the management of about 400,000 trees planted in Canberra. The size of trees during the 5-year Kyoto Commitment Period was estimated using DISMUT and multiplied by estimates of value per square meter of canopy derived from available literature. The planted trees are estimated to have a combined energy reduction, pollution mitigation and carbon sequestration value of US$20-67 million during the period 2008-2012.
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.sourceEnvironmental Pollution
dc.subjectKeywords: Carbon; Decision support systems; Pollution; Carbon sequestration; Pollution mitigation; Forestry; carbon sequestration; forest; pollution control; urban ecosystem; article; Australia; carbon dioxide fixation; climate; cost control; energy conservation; e Carbon sequestration; Forest value; Tree asset management; Urban forest
dc.titlePollution mitigation and carbon sequestration by an urban forest
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.description.refereedYes
local.identifier.citationvolume116
dc.date.issued2002
local.identifier.absfor070599 - Forestry Sciences not elsewhere classified
local.identifier.ariespublicationMigratedxPub25681
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationBrack, Cristopher, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage195
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage200
local.identifier.doi10.1016/S0269-7491(01)00251-2
dc.date.updated2015-12-12T09:41:56Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-0036145010
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