Description: Tree Equity Score from American Forests Tree Equity Explorer was pulled by block groups within the City of Phoenix boundaries. When using the Tree Equity Score, each score indicates whether there are enough trees in a neighborhood for everyone to experience the health, economic and climate benefits that trees provide. Scores are based on tree canopy, surface temperature, income, employment, race, age, language and health factors. A 0-to-100-point system makes it easy to understand how a community fares.
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Description: High resolution tree canopy data from 2022 were accessed from Google Environmental Insights Explorer, and aggregated to the census tract (U.S. Census Bureau) as a percentage. Building footprint area was removed from the analysis, in order to calculate tree canopy as a percentage of plantable ground area. This is expressed as the formula: tree canopy area/(total area - building area)*100. Tree canopy values modified from Google Environmental Insights Explorer (accessed July 2023). Building footprint values modified from Microsoft Building Footprints - Features (accessed July 2023).
Copyright Text: City Manager's Office: Office of Heat Response and Mitigation at the City of Phoenix
Description: High resolution tree canopy data from 2022 were accessed from Google Environmental Insights Explorer, and aggregated to the parcel as a percentage. Building footprint area was removed from the analysis, in order to calculate tree canopy as a percentage of plantable ground area. This is expressed as the formula: tree canopy area/(total area - building area)*100. Finally, the percentage of single family residential (SFR) parcels tree canopy exceeding 14%, the citywide median tree canopy for all SFR parcels, was calculated at the census tract level (U.S. Census Bureau). Tree canopy values modified from Google Environmental Insights Explorer (accessed July 2023). Building footprint values modified from Microsoft Building Footprints - Features (accessed July 2023). Parcel data accessed from Maricopa County Assessor's Office.
Copyright Text: City Manager's Office: Office of Heat Response and Mitigation at the City of Phoenix
Description: Data were accessed from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5 year estimates (2018-2022) and converted into a percentage of households with no vehicle available.
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Description: Data were accessed for census tracts from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5 year estimates (2018-2022) using the formula: 100 - Percent White alone (Not Hispanic or Latino).
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Description: Per Capita Income data were accessed from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5 year estimates (2018-2022) for census tracts.
Copyright Text: City Manager's Office: Office of Heat Response and Mitigation at the City of Phoenix