Stephen Livesley

Soil carbon density can increase when Australian savanna is converted to pasture, but may not change under intense cropping systems

SJ Livesley, M Bristow, SP Grover, J Beringer, SK Arndt, LB Hutley

Journal article  |  2021  |  Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Savanna regions are increasingly developed for agriculture to support population growth, food demand and export economies. This is..

Estimating the cooling potential of irrigating green spaces in 100 global cities with arid, temperate or continental climates

Pui Kwan Cheung, Stephen J Livesley, Kerry A Nice

Journal article  |  2021  |  SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY

Modern agricultural irrigation can produce extensive cooling that is strong enough to mask the current effect of global climate ch..

Greywater irrigation can support climbing plant growth on building green facades

Pei-Wen Chung, Stephen J Livesley, John P Rayner, Claire Farrell

Journal article  |  2021  |  URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Green façades can help to cool cities and buildings best when they are irrigated to provide good canopy growth and transpiration c..

International approaches to protecting and retaining trees on private urban land

Camilo Ordonez-Barona, Judy Bush, Joe Hurley, Marco Amati, Sirkku Juhola, Stephen Frank, Myles Ritchie, Christopher Clark, Alex English, Kelly Hertzog, Meg Caffin, Steve Watt, Stephen J Livesley

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Most studies of urban forest management look at vegetation on public land. Yet, to meet ambitious urban forest targets, cities mus..

Relating the climate envelopes of urban tree species to their drought and thermal tolerance

Paul A Hanley, Stefan K Arndt, Stephen J Livesley, Christopher Szota

Journal article  |  2021  |  SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Analysing the climate envelope of plant species has been suggested as a tool to predict the vulnerability of tree species in futur..

Water Smart Cities Increase Irrigation to Provide Cool Refuge in a Climate Crisis

Stephen J Livesley, Valentina Marchionni, Pui Kwan Cheung, Edoardo Daly, Diane E Pataki

Journal article  |  2021  |  EARTHS FUTURE

Water smart cities are increasing their use of irrigation and misting to cope with extreme heat and drought. This is being enabled..

Private tree removal, public loss: Valuing and enforcing existing tree protection mechanisms is the key to retaining urban trees on private land

Chris Clark, Camilo Ordonez, Stephen J Livesley

Journal article  |  2020  |  Landscape and Urban Planning

In many cities, private trees dominate urban tree canopy cover, but densification often means fewer private trees and diminishing ..

London Plane trees (Platanus x acerifolia) before, during and after a heatwave: Losing leaves means less cooling benefit

Ruzana Sanusi, Stephen J Livesley

Journal article  |  2020  |  URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Platanus x acerifolia (London Plane) is a widely planted street tree throughout cities in temperate and Mediterranean climates. He..

How Urban Forest Managers Evaluate Management and Governance Challenges in Their Decision-Making

Camilo Ordonez, Dave Kendal, Caragh G Threlfall, Dieter F Hochuli, Melanie Davern, Richard A Fuller, Rodney van der Ree, Stephen J Livesley

Journal article  |  2020  |  FORESTS

Decisions about urban forests are critical to urban liveability and resilience. This study aimed to evaluate the range of position..

Patterns of tree removal and canopy change on public and private land in the City of Melbourne

Thami Croeser, Camilo Ordonez, Caragh Threlfall, Dave Kendal, Rodney van der Ree, David Callow, Stephen J Livesley

Journal article  |  2020  |  SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY

Many cities face a struggle to reconcile ambitious tree canopy cover targets with urban development pressures. Canopy cover in The..