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May 22, 2026Frontiers in Sustainable CitiesOpen Access

Planting for the sake of planting: a denser city can be greener

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VBVíctor L. BarradasMBMónica BallinasMEManuel Esperon-Rodriguez

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Overview

Opinion piece discusses how strategic species planting enhances urban greenness and resilience.

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore how urban greening can be enhanced by focusing on suitable species selection to maximize ecosystem services.
  • Analysis of existing urban greening strategies and their ecological evidence.
  • Evaluation of species traits relevant to urban ecosystems, including cooling and transpiration rates.
  • Recommendations for integrating species performance into urban planning.
  • High-transpiration species effectively cool urban areas, demonstrating superior ecological performance.
  • Functional greening improves ecosystem service delivery per unit area, as opposed to merely increasing tree count.
  • Case studies show strategic planting can enhance urban biodiversity and resilience against climate pressures.

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Barradas et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0ff1dbd674f7c03778b028https://doi.org/10.3389/frsc.2026.1811484
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