Urban planning must include trees – network

Article in today’s Stirling Times, 8th September 2015, on page 3 (also see page 8)

Urban planning must include trees – network

Urban planning must include trees - network Stirling Times 8th Sept 2015 p3

2 thoughts on “Urban planning must include trees – network

  1. Reblogged this on Ruffein Tshamala for Balga Ward and commented:
    One of the key platform I am running my election with is environmental protection. If you elect me as your councillor on the 17 of October, I will fight hard to increase the existing urban trees canopy cover. This will improve the liveability, lift the profile and add value to the property within the Balga Ward. I am committed to make this one of my priority.
    Urban heat is already a serious public health threat in Australian cities, including Perth and the City of Stirling has some of the hottest suburbs. Areas such as Westminster and parts of Dianella near Mirrabooka are within a degree of Perth Airport, which is Perth’s hottest location.
    Heat in treeless built up areas is worse because the sun beats down during the day on all of the hard surfaces, like bitumen, concrete and roofs (especially dark roofs), which absorb and trap the heat. At night built up areas can be 6-12 degrees hotter than rural areas where there are trees and vegetation. This is called the ‘Urban Heat Island Effect’.

  2. Good luck Ruffein, Stirling desperately needs Councillors who will give priority to the urban environment and value the retention and planting of native trees in our suburbs. This has been missing from the City for many years and has resulted in many of the older suburbs losing trees at an unsustainable rate contributing to heating and to making neighbourhoods unpleasant to live and work in. I will be telling everyone I know in your Ward to vote 1 Ruffein Tshamala.

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