Quantifying street tree regulating ecosystem services using Google Street View

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 77, Issue , 2017, Pages 31-40

  Richards, Daniel R ^a   Edwards, Peter J ^a  

^a FUTURE CITIES LABORATORY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Canopy photograph; Shading; Thermal comfort; Urban heat island

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ECOLOGY; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; FORESTRY; PHOTOGRAPHY; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL COMFORT; TROPICS;

CANOPY PHOTOGRAPH; DIRECT SOLAR RADIATION; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; HEMISPHERICAL PHOTOGRAPHS; QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION; SHADING; URBAN HEAT ISLAND; URBAN TEMPERATURES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CANOPY; COOLING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HEAT ISLAND; INTERNET; LAND USE; MICROCLIMATE; PHOTOGRAPH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHADING; SOLAR RADIATION; TREE; TROPICAL REGION;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 85011960946     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.01.028     Document Type: Article

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