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A Cost Benefit Analysis of Urban Trees

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OSTI ID:6386

Urban shade trees offer significant benefits in reducing building air- conditioning and improving urban air quality by reducing smog. The savings associated with these benefits varies by climate regions and can be up to $200 per tree. The cost of planting trees and maintaining them can vary from $10 to $500 per tree. Tree planting programs can be designed offer savings to communities that plant trees.

Research Organization:
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
6386
Report Number(s):
LBNL--40811; ON: DE00006386
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English