Review on environmental aspects in smart city concept: Water, waste, air pollution and transportation smart applications using IoT techniques

MY Salman, H Hasar - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Increasing urban populations due to factors such as more comfortable life and immigration
have turned self-sufficient traditional cities into mega-cities and caused several new …

Recent progress on phytoremediation of urban air pollution

X Duan, H Gu, SS Lam, C Sonne, W Lu, H Li, X Chen… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid growth of population and economy has led to an increase in urban air pollutants,
greenhouse gases, energy shortages, environmental degradation, and species extinction …

The role of spontaneous flora in the mitigation of particulate matter from traffic roads in an urbanised area

R Popek, B Fornal-Pieniak, P Dąbrowski, F Chyliński - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Particulate matter (PM) is a serious air pollutant that poses significant health risks. One
solution to reduce PM concentrations in these areas is through phytoremediation, a process …

Assessing the impact of different urban morphology scenarios on air pollutant emissions distribution

B Augusto, D Lopes, S Rafael, MC Coelho… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
As urban areas grow with the increase in population, so do the problems associated with
these areas, such as an increase in atmospheric emissions. Since urban morphology has an …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of outdoor air pollution on European residential ventilative cooling potential

E Belias, D Licina - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Residential ventilative cooling via natural ventilation is influenced by outdoor air pollution.
However, relative to climate, outdoor air pollution is not comprehensively considered in …

How do meteorological conditions impact the effectiveness of various traffic measures on NOx concentrations in a real hot-spot?

A Rodríguez-Sánchez, JL Santiago, MG Vivanco… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recently, air quality has become a major concern for policy makers around the world, which
has led to the implementation of mitigation measures. In particular, in urban areas most …

[HTML][HTML] Telematics data for geospatial and temporal map** of urban mobility: Fuel consumption, and air pollutant and climate-forcing emissions of passenger cars

O Ghaffarpasand, FD Pope - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we use the approach of geospatial and temporal (GeoST) map** of urban
mobility to evaluate the speed-time-acceleration profile (dynamic status) of passenger cars …

[HTML][HTML] Urban dynamic in high spatiotemporal resolution: The case study of Porto

B Jardim, M de Castro Neto, P Calçada - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Cities that prioritize sustainability leverage data from daily urban activities to make informed
decisions. Research has shown the effectiveness of indicators regarding traffic, public …

Shields against pollution: phytoremediation and impact of particulate matter on trees at Wigry National Park, Poland

R Popek, A Przybysz, A Łukowski… - International Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines the impact of airborne particulate matter (PM) and associated trace
elements (TEs) on deciduous and coniferous trees at the edge of Wigry National Park in …