Environmentally sound
- Improved air and water quality
- One tree can remove 26 pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year
- Reduced heat build-up, noise, and soil erosion
- The attic of a tree-shaded home can be up to 40 degrees cooler
- Sediment is Georgia’s number one water pollutant
- Protection for lakes and streams
- Runoff from hard surfaces carries 5.5 times more pollutants than runoff from green spaces
Economic value
- Lower heating and cooling costs
- Properly placed deciduous trees allow air conditioning units to run 2-4% more efficiently
- Increased property values
- Consumers value a landscaped home up to 11.3% higher than its base price
- Improved worker productivity
- Employees with views of green spaces experience less job pressure and greater job satisfaction
Quality of life
- Community safety
- Encourages gathering, promotes feeling of community
- Reduces crime, domestic violence, and aggression
- Health
- Green spaces have been found to lower blood pressure, relieve stress, reduce headaches, and lessen ADHD symptoms in children
- Family safety
- Encourages physical exercise and reduces sports-related injuries
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