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INFORMATION RESOURCES

URBAN TREES AND HUMAN HEALTH: A SCOPING REVIEW

The urban forest is a green infrastructure system that delivers multiple environmental, economic, social and health services, and functions in cities. Environmental benefits of urban trees are well understood, but no review to date has examined how urban trees affect human health. This review provides a comprehensive summary of existing literature on the health impacts of urban trees that can inform future research, policy, and nature-based public health interventions.

In the Forest

VIBRANT TREES LAB

Vibrant cities cultivate thriving urban forests that boost public health, safety, sustainability and economic growth.  The evidence keeps growing.  See the studies and stories showing the impact of trees.

Fashionista in a Park

CHICAGO REGION TREES INITIATIVE

The Scientific Benefits of
Trees: A Literature Review
This review compiled by Jessica Turner-Skoff, PhD covers and provides citations for research on the benefits of trees.

Tranquil forest
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