Estimating the net benefit of street trees in Greater Adelaide Metropolitan, Australia

Urban greening, including planting street trees, is important to human health and wellbeing. Trees provide both ecological and economic benefits to society. However, recent data show that in many cities, including around the Greater Adelaide Metropolitan area, there is a decrease in the quantity as well as quality of greenspace. Urban developments have put pressure on existing greenspace in Greater Adelaide. There have also been concerns that the cost of maintaining urban greenspaces is too high, while street trees are sometimes seen as a nuisance because they can damage infrastructure like power lines, water pipes, and drainage
systems.