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The Landscape Performance Series Fast Fact Library is a searchable collection of landscape benefits derived from published research. Each includes a citation and links to the full article when available.

This resource is intended to showcase landscape’s multiple and sometimes surprising environmental, economic and social benefits and to help you make the case for sustainable landscape solutions in your community, with your clients, or on Capitol Hill.

Know of additional research that would make a compelling Fast Fact? Help build the database by sending your suggestions to lps@lafoundation.org.

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2001
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Energy use & emissions
Elevated summertime temperatures in urban heat islands increase cooling-energy use and accelerate the formation of urban smog. Typically, electricity demand in cities increases by 2-4% for each 1 degree C increase in temperature.
Akbari, Hashem, Pomerantz, Melvin, Taha, Haider, (2001). Cool surfaces and shade trees to reduce energy use and improve air quality in urban areas, Solar Energy, 70 (3), 295-310.
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Benefits
Energy use & emissions
Other economic
Using cool roofs, urban shade trees, and high-albedo pavements to mitigate urban heat islands, can potentially reduce U.S. energy use in air conditioning by 20% and save over $10 billion per year in energy use and improvement in urban air quality.
Akbari, Hashem, Pomerantz, Melvin, Taha, Haider, (2001). Cool surfaces and shade trees to reduce energy use and improve air quality in urban areas, Solar Energy, 70 (3), 295-310.
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