Optimization of Ecosystem Services of Shanghai Urban–Suburban Street Trees Based on Low-Carbon Targets
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Research Area and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Research Methods
2.2.1. Calculation of Ecosystem Services from Street Trees
2.2.2. Estimation of the Low-Carbon Contribution of Urban–Suburban Street Trees
2.2.3. Data Analysis Methods and Steps
3. Results
3.1. Analysis of the Basic Characteristics of Urban–Suburban Street Trees
3.1.1. Characteristics of Urban–Suburban Tree Species
3.1.2. Urban–Suburban Street Tree Diameters
3.1.3. Urban–Suburban Street Tree Planting Density Analysis
3.2. Analysis of the Low-Carbon Contribution of Urban–Suburban Street Trees
3.2.1. Impact of Tree Species on Their Low-Carbon Contribution
3.2.2. Impact of Other Factors on the Low-Carbon Contribution
3.2.3. Urban–Suburban Street Tree Low-Carbon Contribution Difference Analysis
4. Discussion
4.1. Comprehensive Low-Carbon Value of Street Trees
4.2. Urban–Suburban Street Trees and Human Factors
4.3. Street Tree Optimization Strategy Based on Low-Carbon Goals
4.3.1. Optimization Strategies for the Micro-Renewal of Central Urban Areas
4.3.2. Optimization Strategies for the Construction of New Suburban Towns
4.4. Limitations and Caveats
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Related Research | Main Points |
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Street tree ecosystem services and low-carbon value classification | Street trees can directly affect the carbon cycle through carbon fixation and can also reduce carbon emissions by reducing the consumption of resources and energy through environmental governance, including runoff regulation and air purification. |
Estimation methods and estimation indicators | The estimation methods, in the main, include the actual biomass measurement method and the growth model estimation method, which mainly focus on the direct carbon fixation value of street trees but ignore the indirect carbon reduction value of the regulation function. |
Factors influencing the low-carbon value of street trees | Mainly include the characteristics of trees themselves, climatic and environmental conditions, and human interference. However, human disturbance may be the main factor in the heterogeneity of the low-carbon contribution of street trees in the urban–suburban gradient. Therefore, it is necessary to focus on this. |
Database Name | Data Sources | Number of Road Sections | Number of Trees | Survey Time |
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Self-measured database | Team survey | 41 road sections | 1352 trees | 2021 |
SMLMIS database | Shanghai Municipal Landscape Management and Instruction Station | 3753 road sections | 174,919 trees | 2019 |
ID | Species | DBH (cm) | Total Height (m) | Crown: Top Height (m) | Crown: Base Height (m) | Crown: Width N/S (m) | Crown: Width E/W (m) | Crown: % Dieback | Crown: % Missing | Crown: Light Exposure | Utility Conflict |
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1 | London plane tree | 34.3 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1–5% | 1–5% | 5 sides | No lines |
2 | Camphor tree | 22.7 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 15–20% | 5–10% | 5 sides | No lines |
Time | History |
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1865 | Shanghai began planting street trees. |
1950s | To rapidly plant native tree species, poplar and arrow-dried poplar were planted on many roads. However, it was later discovered that this leads to high cultivating and flower labor, high costs, and a poor greening effect, and they were gradually eliminated in the early 1970s. |
1970s | Practice has proven that London plane tree has the advantages of fast growth, long life, pruning resistance, a large crown, and high transplant survival rate. Shanghai changed the street tree species and gradually began to use London plane tree as the main street tree and camphor trees as the supplement, along with multiple auxiliary tree species. |
21st century | In light of the cultivation of new tree species, some other tree species were planted. |
Characteristics and Low-Carbon Contributions | Changes from Urban to Suburban Areas |
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Species | The main tree species gradually changed from London plane tree to camphor trees |
Tree sizes | Approximately exhibit a gradually decreasing trend |
Planting number per unit road length | Obvious trend from small to big |
Planting quantity per unit area | Obvious trend from big to small |
Average low-carbon contribution | Approximately exhibit a gradually decreasing trend |
Low-carbon contribution per unit road length | Obvious trend from small to big |
Low-carbon contribution per unit area | Obvious trend from big to small |
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Chen, Y.; Xie, C.; Jiang, R.; Che, S. Optimization of Ecosystem Services of Shanghai Urban–Suburban Street Trees Based on Low-Carbon Targets. Sustainability 2021, 13, 13251. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132313251
Chen Y, Xie C, Jiang R, Che S. Optimization of Ecosystem Services of Shanghai Urban–Suburban Street Trees Based on Low-Carbon Targets. Sustainability. 2021; 13(23):13251. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132313251
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Yugang, Changkun Xie, Ruiyuan Jiang, and Shengquan Che. 2021. "Optimization of Ecosystem Services of Shanghai Urban–Suburban Street Trees Based on Low-Carbon Targets" Sustainability 13, no. 23: 13251. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132313251