Drivers of Tree Canopy Loss in a Mid-Sized Growing City: Case Study in Portland, OR

This study assesses changes in Portland, Oregon’s urban tree canopy from 2014 to 2020 and finds an unexpected spatial distribution of UTC change: less gain in the neighborhoods with the least tree canopy, and greater loss in the neighborhoods with moderate tree canopy.

Ock, Y., Shandas, V., Ribeiro, F. & Young, N. (2024). Drivers of Tree Canopy Loss in a Mid-Sized Growing City: Case Study in Portland, OR (USA). Sustainability, 16(5), 1803. 

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