Ukukhetha izindawo ze-Urban Tree Canopy

Iphepha locwaningo lango-2010 elinesihloko esithi: Ukubeka Eqhulwini Izindawo Ezikhethwayo Zokwandisa I-Urban Tree Canopy eNew York City yethula iqoqo lezindlela zeGeographic Information System (GIS) zokuhlonza kanye nokubeka phambili izindawo zokutshala izihlahla ezindaweni zasemadolobheni. Isebenzisa indlela yokuhlaziya edalwe ikilasi lokufunda ngezinkonzo laseNyuvesi yase-Vermont ebizwa ngokuthi “Ukuhlaziywa kwe-GIS Yendawo Ezungezile YaseNew York” eyayiklanyelwe ukuhlinzeka ngosekelo locwaningo kumkhankaso wokutshala izihlahla we-MillionTreesNYC. Lezi zindlela zibeka phambili izindawo zokutshala izihlahla ngokusekelwe esidingweni (ukuthi izihlahla zingasiza noma cha ukubhekana nezinkinga ezithile emphakathini) nokufaneleka (izingqinamba ze-biophysical kanye nabalingani bokutshala? imigomo ekhona yohlelo). Imibandela yokufaneleka nesidingo yayisekelwe embonweni ovela ezinhlanganweni ezintathu zokutshala izihlahla zaseDolobheni laseNew York. Amathuluzi okuhlaziya indawo enziwe ngendlela oyifisayo namamephu adalwe ukuze abonise lapho inhlangano ngayinye ingaba negalelo ekwandiseni i-urban tree canopy (UTC) kuyilapho futhi ifinyelela imigomo yayo yohlelo. Lezi zindlela kanye namathuluzi enkambiso ahlobene angasiza abenzi bezinqumo ukuthi bathuthukise ukutshalwa kwezimali kwamahlathi asemadolobheni maqondana nemiphumela ye-biophysical kanye nenhlalo-mnotho ngendlela ecacile nefanele. Ukwengeza, uhlaka oluchazwe lapha lungasetshenziswa kwamanye amadolobha, lungalandelela izici zendawo zemvelo yasemadolobheni ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, futhi lungase lunike amandla ukuthuthukiswa kwamathuluzi okuqhubekayo ekuthathweni kwezinqumo ngokubambisana ekuphathweni kwemithombo yemvelo yasemadolobheni. Chofoza lapha ukufinyelela umbiko ogcwele.