Experimental Study on the Carbon Sequestration Benefit in Urban Residential Green Space Based on Urban Ecological Carrying Capacity

Yinglin Gong and Xiaoyong Luo
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Yinglin Gong: School of Civil Engineering, Central South University, 22 Shaoshan Road, Changsha 410075, China
Xiaoyong Luo: School of Civil Engineering, Central South University, 22 Shaoshan Road, Changsha 410075, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 13, 1-15

Abstract: The CO 2 concentration of urban residential green space in Changsha was experimentally investigated. Based on the experimental results, the variation characteristics and influencing factors of CO 2 concentration in residential areas were analyzed considering both the measuring time and ecological plant structure. Then, through the concept of urban ecological bearing capacity, the carbon sequestration index of the urban residential areas was proposed in this paper. Finally, the regulating effects of varieties of vegetation on CO 2 concentration among four urban residential areas were deeply analyzed and discussed. Results showed that green space with an ecological plant structure of trees-shrubs-grass exhibited greater improvement in the environmental carbon balance than those of shrubs or grass, and the atmospheric carbon sequestration capacity was significantly affected by the total quantity of the green space.

Keywords: CO 2 concentration; seasonal change; green space; influencing factors; bearing capacity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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