Urban Trees Uprooted by Typhoons: Root Causes and Preventive Measures

Project Year: 2020 - 2022

Funding Source: Block Grant Faculty Fund

Project Team Member: Prof JIM Chi Yung

Assess in detail the uprooted trees, planting sites and environs with a view to understanding the causes of tree failure. Distil from the findings practical measures to improve the design of planting sites and methods of tree care to reduce tree losses due to typhoon impacts.