
Trees in the City: Cooling, Carbon, and the Complications
Telluride Conference Center 580 Mountain Village Blvd, Telluride, CO, United StatesLucy Hutyra, Boston University Our city trees offer well-known benefits—from cooling overheated neighborhoods to sequestering carbon—but the story is far from simple. This talk examines how trees grow in the challenging urban environment and the ecological trade-offs they face. We’ll explore how cities might balance...