TY - JOUR ID - 163515 TI - Evaluating the Value of Vegetation Ecosystem Services in District 16 of Tehran Municipality using the i-Tree Model JO - Environmental Energy and Economic Research JA - EEER LA - en SN - 2538-4988 AU - Vahidi, Hossein AU - Ramezani Mehrian, Majid AU - Jalayer, Amin AU - Esfahani Zadeh, Mohsen AU - Ali Hosseini, Azadeh AD - Department of Environment, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran AD - Department of Environmental Studies, Institute for Research and Development in the Humanities (SAMT), Tehran, Iran AD - Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran AD - Faculty of Urban Planning, Fine Arts Campus, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2023 PY - 2023 VL - 7 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 17 KW - Tehran Municipality KW - District 16 KW - Vegetation ecosystem service KW - i-Tree model DO - 10.22097/eeer.2022.363118.1265 N2 - Awareness of the structure, function, and value of vegetation and green space in cities can improve management decisions related to human health and the condition of the environment. In 2015, an assessment of the vegetation in the Tehran urban vegetation was done. The i-Tree Eco model was used to evaluate data from 36 field plots situated throughout Tehran D16. This study assimilates the i-Tree Eco model to assess the value of vegetation ecosystem services in District 16 of Tehran Municipality, one of the greenest areas. Based on public trees managed by the district municipality, eliminated about 67 tons of pollutants in one year. This pollution reduction includes about 5 tons of CO, 13 tons of NO2, 8 tons of O3, 35 tons of PM10, and 15 tons of SO2. Two factors, including tree cover and concentrations of air pollutions, significantly affect air pollution removal. Urban trees have a critical role in mitigating air pollution. However, the limitations and increasing sources of production of pollutants, especially air pollutants, are not the only key to this trouble. Therefore, it is advised to increase the per capita and principled maintenance of public urban green space, along with indicators such as environmental characteristics, adjacent urban structures, street design, climate, and the most important plant species compatible with the region. UR - https://www.eeer.ir/article_163515.html L1 - https://www.eeer.ir/article_163515_11b7319a944b01f9400a1d45f085b4cf.pdf ER -