A Scoping Review of Urban Planning Decision Support Tools and Processes That Account for the Health, Environment, and Economic Benefits of Trees and Greenspace

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dc.contributor.authorTefera, Y.
dc.contributor.authorSoebarto, V.
dc.contributor.authorBishop, C.
dc.contributor.authorKandulu, J.
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, C.
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractCompelling evidence shows that trees and greenspaces positively impact human well-being and the environment and offer economic benefits. Nevertheless, there exists a knowledge gap regarding the extent to which this evidence is efficiently incorporated into existing urban planning decision-making processes. This scoping review identified the extent to which urban planning decision-making frameworks, models, and tools consider the health, environmental, and economic benefits of trees and greenspace. Out of 28 reviewed studies, 11 (39%) reported on frameworks, models, and tools that take into account the health, environmental, and economic dimensions of trees and greenspace. Additionally, seven studies provided comprehensive coverage of at least one of the three key dimensions. However, none of the decision support frameworks, models, or tools comprehensively integrated all three dimensions, with only two tools (7%) scoring above 50% (five or more out of nine) in terms of comprehensiveness. This review highlights the urgent need to incorporate the true economic and monetary values of the health and environmental benefits of trees and greenspace to inform urban development decision making.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityYonatal Tefera, Veronica Soebarto, Courtney Bishop, John Kandulu, and Carmel Williams
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023; 21(1):48-1-48-29
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph21010048
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.orcidTefera, Y. [0000-0002-1208-9925]
dc.identifier.orcidSoebarto, V. [0000-0003-1397-8414]
dc.identifier.orcidKandulu, J. [0000-0002-1871-4429]
dc.identifier.orcidWilliams, C. [0000-0003-2765-3020]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/141899
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.rights© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21010048
dc.subjecturban planning; decision support tools; economics of trees and greenspace; cost–benefit analysis; health cost; environmental cost
dc.titleA Scoping Review of Urban Planning Decision Support Tools and Processes That Account for the Health, Environment, and Economic Benefits of Trees and Greenspace
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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