The value of green

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 the 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 sport-related injuries. 

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