In the Guardian article \u201cThe importance of urban forests: why money really does grow on trees\u201d(2016), writer Amy Fleming reports about environmental, economic, and health benefits of the trees. Fleming emphasizes \u201ctrees can cool cities by between 2C and 8C\u201d (UN Urban Forestry) and \u201creduce heating energy use by a further 20-50%\u201d (Fleming 2). the author highlights the New York City park department\u2019s measurements telling that \u201cthe economic … benefits added up to $120m a year\u201d, which included \u201cenergy savings\u201d, \u201cair quality improvements\u201d, and \u201ccosts avoided in mitigating storm water flooding\u201d.(Fleming 2, 3). Furthermore, public health expert William Birdliving states living in an area surrounded by trees contributes to \u201cBeing less stressed\u201d and having “more energy to be active\u201d (qtd. in Fleming 3, 4).\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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