Ukukhetha iindawo zeUrban Tree Canopy

Iphepha lophando lika-2010 elinesihloko esithi: Ukubeka phambili iiNdawo eziKhethekileyo zokwandisa iCanopy yemithi yasezidolophini kwisiXeko saseNew York ibonelela ngeseti yeendlela zeGeographic Information System (GIS) zokuchonga nokubeka phambili iindawo zokutyala imithi kwimo engqongileyo yasezidolophini. Isebenzisa indlela yocazululo eyenziwe yiYunivesithi yaseVermont yodidi lokufunda ngenkonzo ebizwa ngokuba “yi-GIS Uhlalutyo lwe-Ecology yesiXeko saseNew York” eyayiyilelwe ukunika inkxaso yophando kwiphulo lokutyala imithi ye-MillionTreesNYC. Ezi ndlela zibeka phambili iindawo zokutyala imithi ngokusekwe kwimfuno (nokuba imithi inganceda na okanye ayinakunceda ukujongana nemiba ethile eluntwini) kunye nokufaneleka (izithintelo zebhayoloji kunye namahlakani okutyala? iinjongo zenkqubo ezikhoyo). Iikhrayitheriya zokufaneleka kunye nemfuno zazisekelwe kwigalelo elivela kwimibutho emithathu yokutyala imithi kwisiXeko saseNew York. Izixhobo zokuhlalutya indawo ezilungiselelweyo kunye neemephu zenziwa ukubonisa apho umbutho ngamnye unokuba negalelo ekwandiseni ikhenopi yemithi yasezidolophini (UTC) ngelixa bephumeza ezabo iinjongo zenkqubo. Ezi ndlela kunye nezixhobo zesiko ezinxulumene nazo zinganceda abathathi-zigqibo ukuba baluphucule utyalo-mali lwamahlathi asezidolophini ngokubhekiselele kwiziphumo zebhayoloji kunye nezentlalo zoqoqosho ngendlela ecacileyo nethembekileyo. Ukongeza, inkqubo-sikhokelo echazwe apha inokusetyenziswa kwezinye izixeko, inokulandelela iimpawu zesithuba senkqubo yendalo yasezidolophini ekuhambeni kwexesha, kwaye inokwenza ukuba kuphuhliswe isixhobo esongezelelweyo sokwenziwa kwezigqibo ngentsebenziswano kulawulo lwendalo yasezidolophini. Cofa apha ukufikelela kwingxelo epheleleyo.