Development of an Urban Turfgrass and Tree Carbon Calculator for Northern Temperate Climates

Corey Flude, Alexandra Ficht, Frydda Sandoval and Eric Lyons ()
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Corey Flude: Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
Alexandra Ficht: Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
Frydda Sandoval: Canadian Nursery Landscape Association, 7856 Fifth Line South, Milton, ON L9T 2X8, Canada
Eric Lyons: Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 19, 1-14

Abstract: The presence of urban plants in an ecosystem are vital for processes including carbon sequestration and the type of urban plants included in urban settings affect the amount of carbon sequestered. The objective of this study is to assess the ability of urban plants to sequester carbon under a number of available management practices through the development and refinement of an accessible carbon calculator. Available urban plant data were analyzed using the calculator developed using available literature regarding carbon sequestration to determine differences between different types of plants, when hidden carbon costs (HCC) were considered. Carbon sequestration including HCC for turfgrasses could be calculated but there was a lack of information regarding HCC of urban trees and shrubs. The calculator was shown to be an effective tool for homeowners to determine viable management practices to maintain or increase carbon sequestration.

Keywords: turfgrass; urban plants; trees; northern temperate climate; hidden carbon costs; soil; carbon (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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