Spatial and temporal variability of air temperature across urban neighborhoods with varying amounts of tree canopy

Recent studies have emphasized the presence of microclimates in urban settings, but most do not have the high resolution observations necessary to understand the interactions taking place at a neighborhood scale. This study used a network of 10 identical weather stations and high resolution land cover data in Knoxville, Tennessee, to analyze the microclimates of a medium-sized city with a temperate climate. Two stations were installed in each of four urban neighborhoods in locations with varying localized tree cover, and two additional stations were installed in the center of downtown and in a nearby urban nature center. The intra-neighborhood results suggested that there is significant temperature variability within a single neighborhood based on the tree canopy density immediately surrounding a given weather station. However, the inter-neighborhood variability (differences between neighborhoods) was similar in magnitude, which suggests that the overall differences in neighborhood characteristics also have an effect on climate. Land cover at the neighborhood scale (in particular tree canopy percentages at the 500-m radii) had the highest correlation with the minimum daily temperature (Tmin) during the summer season. Maximum daily temperature (Tmax) relied most on the distance of each station from Downtown and the amount of impervious area in the 50 m surrounding each station. Tmax was also most influenced by surrounding land cover during dry conditions (a Dry Moderate air mass). Overall, highly localized impervious land cover percentages and larger-scale forested canopy were important in explaining temperature fluctuation, pointing to the importance of scale in microclimate assessments. Dry air masses enhanced the relationship between land cover and temperature during the day, while moist air masses did the same overnight. These data can be used to better inform planning strategies to build resiliency to extreme heat into urban environments by considering the influence of tree canopy.     

Allergenic pollen of ornamental plane trees in a Mediterranean environment and urban planning as a prevention tool

Green spaces and urban green infrastructure are new concepts in urban planning, and lately, the influence of green spaces in cities and how this presence affects local climate change have been taken into account. Moreover, some of the ornamental trees most used in cities provoke allergic symptoms in sensitized people. Due to the importance the plane trees in our parks and cities have as ornamental trees, this article assesses the urban Platanus airborne pollen concentration in the air of five cities of the SW Iberian Peninsula and tries to determine the differential factors that its distribution has by means of combining continuous monitoring of the air using volumetric spore traps and the geolocation of plane trees. They were counted separately according to the direction (Q1 NE, Q2 SE, Q3 SW, Q4 NW) around the spore trap location in circles of 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 1000, 1500, 2000 and 2500 m in diameter. Pollen sums were distributed according to the predominant wind direction for each day. The highest concentrations for Platanus pollen were recorded in Don Benito. Differences amongst pollen stations were found and were mainly related to their degree of maturity and their proximity to spore traps, and finally, with the number of plane trees. Furthermore, other factors, as the pruning, which is different in each city and even in a more local way, affects pollination and is frequently unknown to aerobiological studies. The geolocation of ornamental trees can be a useful tool for providing summarized information about their behavioral differences amongst cities, which can be used to create healthy itineraries, minimizing the natural hazards in human health (allergic diseases) and could be implemented into a model to help policy-makers to create measures to improve green urban development.     

Using suitability analysis to select and prioritize naturalization efforts in legacy cities: An example from Flint,Michigan

Given the lack of market demand and the abundance of vacant lots in legacy cities, not all vacant lands can be redeveloped or even maintained in a highly manicured state. While many vacant lots are being creatively reused as community gardens and side lots, in areas where residents are few and vacancy is high, the best use for vacant lands may be in a naturalized state such as meadows or forests. The author argues that in legacy cities, the critical question is not whether to naturalize (i.e. to stop mowing lots and allow for succession), but rather how to determine which properties to naturalize, in what order, and how. Using the example of Flint, Michigan, the author proposes suitability analysis as a method for selecting and prioritizing naturalization. Every property in the city of Flint was assigned a naturalization score derived by calculating subscores on nine variables, weighing the subscores by their importance, and summing. The nine variables included were contiguous vacant land, prospective vacancy, public ownership, land use designation, parks adjacency, proximity to industry, waterway buffers, property values, and population change. The naturalization scores can be combined with the results of a prior study to create a vacant land use decision tree pre- and post-demolition. Ultimately, the purpose of the paper is to facilitate property selection for naturalization while encouraging public discourse around what should happen with vacant lots in legacy cities.     

岳阳市道路绿地系统物种多样性研究

道路绿化作为城市森林重要的组成部分，对整个城市生态环境的改善起着重要的作用，本文以岳阳市的主道路绿地和街头绿地为例，对岳阳市道路绿地系统物种多样性进行分析研究。     

海口骑楼老街外部公共空间改造研究

海口骑楼老街是宝贵的文化遗产，她承载了海口自开埠以来重要的历史记忆。但经过时间的洗礼，目前较为衰败。通过对骑楼老街现状调研资料的分析研究，对交通工具和行进路径以及人流的步行空间提出规划意见，并从街道休憩空间的“器”——物质、 “容”——空间、容器所反映的文化内涵——精神这3个方面阐述如何对海口骑楼老街外部休憩空间进行改造，以期能创造出更有活力更具地域特色的海口骑楼老街。     

海南冬季西瓜病毒病的发生及绿色防控

分析海南冬季西瓜病毒病的病原、发生原因与症状表现，提出开展绿色防控的必要性和技术措施。     

会说话的石头——从城市景观中的石头看法国南部城市发展逻辑

法国南部城市有着悠久的使用石头建造城市景观和建筑的历史,石头以其稳重而灵活的特性成为构成城市意向的骨架。本文描述了法国南部城市中,石头在传统和现代景观中的存在形式,并总结了现代法国人如何用石头延续城市历史的3种方式。从中可见法国城市发展过程中的连续性逻辑,以及法国人对待历史的谦虚态度。     

绿地养护的原则及方法和途径

绿地养护是绿化得以存续、发展的根本保证,应遵循及时、适度和系统5条原则,采用现场观测法、理论指导法和经验操作法;从灌溉(排涝)、有害生物防治、施肥、整形修剪、清除杂草和垃圾、更新补植、维护设施、协调及创新9个途径开展工作.     

Lω-空间中加强了的ωT-分离性

在Lω-空间中引进加强了的ωTi（i=1,2）-分离性等概念,系统地讨论了这些概念的特征性质,得出它们保持了LF拓扑空间中Ti-分离性的主要结论,进而说明加强了的ωTi（i=1,2）-分离性是L-好的推广.     

低碳经济下绿色证券市场资源配置研究

随着经济高速发展,高耗能、高污染的问题日益严重,通过绿色证券资源配置可以达到低碳、环保的目的。该文分析了绿色证券市场的资源配置模式,并对中国绿色证券市场的现状进行了分析;最后从上市条件、制度和立法等方面对提高绿色证券市场资源配置效率提出了具体的对策。