Associate Professor Stephen Livesley

Green Infrastructure Research Group, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

Sciences & Technology

Protecting our thirsty urban trees from more harsh summers

Urban forests are great for keeping our cities cool, but as temperatures go up they need water to survive - and that’s where redirecting storm water to street trees comes in

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