Squire
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"Tree cover in Australia’s capital cities declined in every capital city except Hobart between 2013 and 2020, according to the report."
Increased urban vegetation won't happen for many reasons including water costs and garden waste removal costs.
The problem is that the owners of trees and other vegetation including lawns bear the costs of water and waste removal while the whole community benefits. Homeowners bear the costs of broken reticulation and damaged grassed verges when the councils do nothing about people who park and drive on verges.
Also, tall trees close to houses affect solar power systems. Their roots also occasionally cause problems with underground services.
That's why concrete and brick paving are replacing lawns and shade sails are replacing trees. That is why homeowners are allowing grass verges to degenerate into bare dirt and weeds.
I personally have a 360 degree planted garden around the house with more than 10 trees towering above the house. Yes its expensive to get the trees trimmed and especially to remove dead trees which happens from time to time. Yes, the garden does produce a microclimate and the estate I live in is well treed which does cause a widespread microclimate in the estate which is cooler than surrounding areas. I water the garden for 30+ minutes every morning.
https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/urban-heatwaves-hit-suburbs
Increased urban vegetation won't happen for many reasons including water costs and garden waste removal costs.
The problem is that the owners of trees and other vegetation including lawns bear the costs of water and waste removal while the whole community benefits. Homeowners bear the costs of broken reticulation and damaged grassed verges when the councils do nothing about people who park and drive on verges.
Also, tall trees close to houses affect solar power systems. Their roots also occasionally cause problems with underground services.
That's why concrete and brick paving are replacing lawns and shade sails are replacing trees. That is why homeowners are allowing grass verges to degenerate into bare dirt and weeds.
I personally have a 360 degree planted garden around the house with more than 10 trees towering above the house. Yes its expensive to get the trees trimmed and especially to remove dead trees which happens from time to time. Yes, the garden does produce a microclimate and the estate I live in is well treed which does cause a widespread microclimate in the estate which is cooler than surrounding areas. I water the garden for 30+ minutes every morning.
https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/urban-heatwaves-hit-suburbs
