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Benefits

References

1

Reduce the atmospheric temperature and air pollution.

Vailshery et al., 2013

2

Carbon sequestration and reduces the air pollution

Yang et al., 2005

3

Reduces the atmospheric emission and carbon sequestration

McPherson et al., 2013

4

Carbon sequestration

Thomas et al., 2007

5

Reduce consumption of electricity, pollution, ameliorating air borne and water pollution.

Brack 2002

6

Reduce the use energy for cooling and heating.

Simpson 1998

7

Reduces the atmospheric CO2 concentration

Yousif and Tahir 2013

8

Reduces the surface water runoff

Armson et al., 2013

9

Mitigation of Urban heat islands

Sung 2013;

10

Improve air quality

Vos et al., 2013

11

Aesthetic value, reduction of storm water runoff, energy saving,

McPherson et al., 2011

12

Mitigation of urban heat island effect

Zhang et al., 2013

13

Flood control

Sung and Li 2010