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Trees Grow on Money: Urban Forests Signal Environmental Injustice

Across all cities there is a strong positive correlation between urban tree canopy cover and median household income.

Kirsten Schwarz , Michail Fragkias, Christopher G. Boone, Weiqi Zhou, Melissa McHale, J. Morgan Grove, Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne, Joseph P. McFadden, Geoffrey L. Buckley, Dan Childers, Laura Ogden, Stephanie Pincetl, Diane Pataki, Ali Whitmer, Mary L. Cadenasso

Schwarz, K., et al. (2015). Trees grow on money: Urban tree canopy cover and environmental justice. PloS One, 10 (4).

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