{"id":13169,"date":"2024-12-05T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/?p=13169"},"modified":"2024-11-20T07:51:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T07:51:17","slug":"urban-forests-global-cities-canopy-test-singapore-december-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/urban-forests-global-cities-canopy-test-singapore-december-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"We rated the urban forests of 8 global cities \u2013 only Singapore passed the 30% canopy test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n \n Ryan DeBerardinis, Shutterstock<\/a><\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n\n Thami Croeser<\/a>, RMIT University<\/a><\/em><\/span>\n\n

Can you see three trees from your home, school or workplace? Is there tree canopy cover shading at least 30% of the surrounding neighbourhood? Can you find a park within 300 metres of the building? <\/p>\n\n

These three simple questions form the basis of the \u201c3+30+300 rule<\/a>\u201d for greener, healthier, more heat tolerant cities. This simple measure, originally devised in Europe and now gaining traction around the world, sets the minimum standard required to experience the health benefits of nature in cities.<\/p>\n\n

We put the rule to the test<\/a> in eight global cities: Melbourne, Sydney, New York, Denver, Seattle, Buenos Aires, Amsterdam and Singapore. <\/p>\n\n

Most buildings in these cities failed to meet the 3+30+300 rule. We found canopy cover in desperately short supply, even in some of the most affluent, iconic cities on the planet. Better canopy cover is urgently needed to cool our cities in the face of climate change. <\/p>\n\n