Keeping a Log on Penang’s Trees
By Sri Vaitheki Ramasamy, Tan Lii Inn
November 2018 FEATURE
Street trees are a vital element in a city’s landscape.Besides helping to reduce greenhouse gases, improve air and water quality, and decrease urban heat, street trees play a diverse role in urban society, increasing community interaction, boosting property value, and providing shade for pedestrians.1To manage and protect Penang’s street trees – something that needs to be considered at every stage in urban planning – a systematic tree inventory system is needed that is also easily accessed by relevant authorities.Up until...
Sri Vaitheki Ramasamy
is a senior analyst at Penang Institute. Her research interests include life cycle analysis, carbon footprint analysis, green manufacturing and sustainability engineering.
Tan Lii Inn
graduated with a Master’s Degree from Korea University. He is currently an analyst at Penang Institute.
