Estimation of Ecosystem Services Provided by Street Trees in Kyoto, Japan

Street trees are integral components of urban green infrastructure. The importance benefits provided by street has motivated the development various tools to quantify value ecosystem services. i-Tree Eco is a widely applied method for quantifying forest structure, services, and values. Since its first release in 2006, been successfully utilized over 100 countries around world. This study described one applications international project Kyoto, Japan, customizing models parameters enhance accuracy analysis results. Kyoto’s prominently dominated Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba L.), Trident Maple (Acer buergerianum Miq.), Japanese Zelkova (Zelkova serrata (Thunb.) Makino.), Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida London Planetree (Platanus × acerifolia), Plum/cherry (Prunus spp.), Weeping willow (Salix babylonica), which account 92% 1230 sample deliver service at US$71,434.21 annually or US$58.07/tree/year. annual each function was estimated US$41.34/tree carbon storage sequestration, US$3.26/tree stormwater runoff reduction, US$11.80/tree adverse health mitigation effects, US$1.67/tree energy savings. tree species Kyoto city that produce highest average among largest currently population, including P. yedoensis (US$225.32/tree), Z. (US$123.21/tree), S. babylonica (US$80.10/tree), acerifolia (US$65.88/tree). Our results demonstrated comprehensive understanding city, providing baseline information decision-makers managers make effective management decisions, developing policy, setting priorities.