Urban and Community Tree Cover in the Mountain West

Authors

Zachary Billot, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Zachary Walusek, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Annie Vong, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Caitlin J. Saladino, Brookings Mountain West & The Lincy InstituteFollow
William E. Brown Jr., Brookings Mountain WestFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

6-30-2023

Publication Title

Environment Fact Sheet No. 14

Publisher

The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West

First page number:

1

Last page number:

4

Abstract

This fact sheet examines data on tree cover and impervious cover in urban land for the United States and for the five states in the Mountain West: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The original report includes data for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Keywords

Heat island; Environment; Heat; Tree; Tree cover; Community; Urban; Shade

Disciplines

Environmental Design | Environmental Policy | Environmental Studies | Growth and Development | Public Affairs | Urban, Community and Regional Planning | Urban Studies

File Format

pdf

File Size

123 KB

Language

English

Comments

A version before 7/5/23 included an incorrect number in Table 1.

Publisher Citation

Billot, Z., Walusek, Z., Vong, A., Saladino, C.J., Brown, W.E. (2023). Urban and Community Tree Cover in the Mountain West. The Data Hub at The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West. Environment Fact Sheet No. 14, 1-4.

Repository Citation

Billot, Z., Walusek, Z., Vong, A., Saladino, C. J., Brown, W. E. (2023). Urban and Community Tree Cover in the Mountain West. Environment Fact Sheet No. 14 1-4.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/bmw_lincy_env/14