RMIT’s Centre for Urban Research has released a new report showing that two-thirds of Australian urban areas have lost tree cover over seven years due to development:
That’s one of the conclusions of a new report that has also found that in just seven years the number of trees in 69 per cent of urban areas has dramatically dropped. Without enough trees shading city streets, temperatures can be as much as 10C hotter…
More intense developments in inner suburban areas were responsible for tree loss. On brownfield sites and on the urban fringe, new suburbs were too often being built with houses crammed in and little thought given to greenery…
