Urban forestry for cooler cities faces three critical hurdles.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 41820361.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/s41467-026-70723-6 and PMC identifier 12982672.
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Abstract
Urban trees can protect city residents from extreme heat, but tree planting programs seldom provide sufficient shade where it is most needed. We synthesize evidence highlighting three rarely fulfilled prerequisites for the effective use of trees in heat adaptation.