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Potential Urban Forest Carbon Sequestration and Storage Capacities in Burnside Industrial Park, Nova Scotia

dc.contributor.authorWalsh, Alison
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Environmental Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Resource & Environmental Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.external-examinerN/Aen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorKaren Beazleyen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerMichelle Adamsen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerRaymond Côtéen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorPeter Duinkeren_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-22T14:14:59Z
dc.date.available2012-05-22T14:14:59Z
dc.date.defence2012-04-13
dc.date.issued2012-05-22
dc.description.abstractUrban and industrial settings represent potential areas for increased carbon (C) sequestration and storage through intensified tree growth. Consisting of an estimated 1270 ha of land once entirely forested, Burnside Industrial Park (BIP) in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Our study examines the degree to which intensified urban tree planting within the BIP ecosystem could enhance C sequestration and storage. This was achieved by conducting a geospatial analysis in combination with construction of a C model. Three scenarios urban forest development were examined. If all potential planting spots are filled with trees by 2020, an estimated 26,368 tC, at a sequestration rate of 635 tC/yr, could be achieved by 2050. Next, we explored the challenges and opportunities associated with pursuing C offset markets as a means for funding urban forest development within BIP. A basic framework from which a community?based C offset market could potentially be established was recommended.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/14864
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectCarbon sequestration, carbon modelling, carbon credits, urban forest, industrial parken_US
dc.titlePotential Urban Forest Carbon Sequestration and Storage Capacities in Burnside Industrial Park, Nova Scotiaen_US

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