Journal article
Microclimate benefits that different street tree species provide to sidewalk pedestrians relate to differences in Plant Area Index
Ruzana Sanusi, Denise Johnstone, Peter May, Stephen J Livesley
Landscape and Urban Planning | Elsevier | Published : 2017
Abstract
The way a street tree is able to modify the local microclimate on pedestrian walkways may vary according to tree species according to key canopy and leaf characteristics, such as leaf angle, leaf size, canopy architecture or simply canopy density. Three similar north-south orientated streets, with three different tree species possessing different canopy and leaf characteristics were studied in summer 2014. Microclimatic parameters were measured on pedestrian walkways below and away from tree canopies between 06:00 and 20:00 on three cloudless days. Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET) was estimated to indicate pedestrian thermal comfort. Microclimate conditions were measured below and ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Financial support from the City of Melbourne Research Fund and the Nursery and Garden Industry Australia are gratefully acknowledged. The authors wish to thank our colleagues and PhD students (Alessandro Ossola, Luis Mata, Jesse Kurylo) who assisted throughout the data collection for this study. We also thank the City of Yarra and City of Darebin for allowing us to conduct our research in Richmond, Fitzroy and Northcote, also the Statistical Consulting Centre of the University of Melbourne for their assistance in the data analysis.