Austin Troy, J. Morgan Grove, Jarlath O'Neill-Dunne
Scientific Journal, 2012
Landscape and Urban Planning. 106: 262-270.
In this study a strong inverse relationship was found to exist between the size of the tree canopy in the Baltimore area and the incidence of robbery, burglary, theft, and shooting. After making conservative adjustments to the research model, the study results indicated that a 10% increase in canopy size correlated with a decrease in crime of approximately 12%.
Tags: urban tree canopy, crime, urban vegetation, public safety, geographically weighted regression
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