The potential of urban tree plantings to be cost effective in carbon credit markets

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-60

  McHale, Melissa R ^a   Gregory McPherson, E ^b   Burke, Ingrid C ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon credits; Carbon dioxide; Cost effective; Emissions trading; Global climate change; Urban trees

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; TREE PLANTING; URBAN AREA;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846186867     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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