Mark Sorensen's scientific contributions
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Publications (2)
This report seeks to provide the reader with a strong background on the benefits, challenges, and approaches to the development of a sustainable urban greening program. The examples and ideas in the report draw on the expertise and acumen of more than 300 professionals from 23 countries; people who work in all reaches of the private and public sect...
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... Uno de los principales retos que enfrentan las avU, principalmente las de Latinoamérica, es el de la preservación de las especies de vida silvestre que habitan en ellas, ante un crecimiento urbano desmedido y sin una correcta planeación (Macgregor-Fors y Ortega-Álvarez, 2013). Además, también están expuestas a eventos que las pueden degradar, alterar y contaminar, siendo los más comunes la introducción de especies exóticas invasoras, el cambio de uso de suelo por infraestructura humana, la contaminación química, la falta de mantenimiento forestal y el nulo ordenamiento territorial (Sorensen et al., 1998;paot, 2010). Derivado de lo expuesto anteriormente, surge la necesidad de impulsar investigaciones que documenten la riqueza biológica y los factores urbanos que pueden estar influyendo en la distribución y la afectación de las especies silvestres, permitiendo una mejor planeación de las ciudades. ...
... Plants improve air circulation and shade, which in turn provide a cooling effect and assist to lower air temperatures. Sorensen et al. ( 1997) demonstrated that increasing tree cover in Chicago by 10% reduced the total energy for heating and cooling by 5-10%. In contrast, some carbon reduction strategies have negative effects on health or may exacerbate health inequalities. ...
Reference: Global Public Health
