Study on Ecological Benefits of Street Trees in Districts of Harbin, Based on i-Tree MODEL

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Based on STRATUM module of i-Tree model, total ecological benefits of street trees in Harbin is 4.5 million dollar per year, the differences between districts are very big. Ecological benefit of Nangang district Account for 22%, the highest one in the whole city, Daowai district is minimum, just 1%. Energy-saving benefit (46%) > rain interception benefits (42%) > CO2 absorption benefit (8%) > air purification benefit (4%) of street trees for the whole study area. The aesthetic benefit is greater than the other street trees ecological benefits. The highest ecological benefit per tree is yielded by Taiping district, with an average 29.81 dollar.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 518-523)

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5154-5159

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May 2012

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