| socially acceptable green infrastructure for a NW Philadelphia's neighborhood able to promote biological connectivity for birds and provide environmental services for the community is proposed. To assess changes in bio-connectivity associated to design scenarios of increased tree coverage, a spatially explicit and random-walker type of model was developed. To evaluate environmental services associated with these designs, the UFORE model was used. To explore the social acceptance these alternatives have, an online survey was conducted. Tree coverage is suggested to be increased using 50% of the planting space on private lots and 75% on streets, vacant and public areas. Under this scenario, tree coverage would cover 71% of the area with a societal value of... |
