Public Perception and Climate Suitability of 20 Street Tree Species in Adelaide

Survey data from 416 participants rating 20 common street tree species in Adelaide on attractiveness, comfort, safety, and willingness to stay. The dataset integrates these public perception scores with climate suitability assessments for the same species under projected hot-dry conditions. It was authored by Linglue Xia and last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Ranking tree species for urban planting based on combined public preference and climate resilience scores.
• Identifying species-level trade-offs between aesthetic value and projected climate suitability.
• Informing species selection for specific urban contexts like commercial streets or exposed sites.
• Benchmarking public perception of specific species like Jacaranda or South Australian Blue Gum.

Strengths

• Includes data from a controlled online survey with 416 participants.
• Evaluates 20 distinct tree species across four perceptual dimensions.
• Integrates two distinct data types: public survey results and climate suitability projections.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Geographic scope is limited to Adelaide, Australia.

Provenance

Source

Linglue Xia via figshare

Collection Method

Data collected via a controlled online survey using video simulations, analyzed with linear mixed-effects models.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 07:53:37; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Adelaide, Australia