[HTML][HTML] How can vegetation protect us from air pollution? A critical review on green spaces' mitigation abilities for air-borne particles from a public health perspective …

A Diener, P Mudu - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Air pollution causes the largest death toll among environmental risks globally, but
interventions to purify ambient air remain inadequate. Vegetation and green spaces have …

Designing vegetation barriers for urban air pollution abatement: A practical review for appropriate plant species selection

Y Barwise, P Kumar - Npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 2020 - nature.com
Vegetation can form a barrier between traffic emissions and adjacent areas, but the optimal
configuration and plant composition of such green infrastructure (GI) are currently unclear …

[HTML][HTML] Air pollution abatement performances of green infrastructure in open road and built-up street canyon environments–A review

KV Abhijith, P Kumar, J Gallagher, A McNabola… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - Elsevier
Intensifying the proportion of urban green infrastructure has been considered as one of the
remedies for air pollution levels in cities, yet the impact of numerous vegetation types …

[HTML][HTML] Green infrastructure for air quality improvement in street canyons

M Tomson, P Kumar, Y Barwise, P Perez… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Street canyons are generally highly polluted urban environments due to high traffic
emissions and impeded dispersion. Green infrastructure (GI) is one potential passive control …

Right tree, right place (urban canyon): Tree species selection approach for optimum urban heat mitigation-development and evaluation

TE Morakinyo, W Ouyang, KKL Lau, C Ren… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The re-integration of trees into the urban landscape is a veritable strategy for urban climate
mitigation and adaptation. However, dysfunctional trees in terms of urban heat mitigation are …

Nature-based Systems (NbS) for mitigation of stormwater and air pollution in urban areas: A review

BK Biswal, N Bolan, YG Zhu… - Resources, Conservation …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, increasing attention has been given to the application of Nature-based
systems (NbS) for mitigation of environmental pollution in cities. NbS namely bioretention …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling the effectiveness of urban trees and grass on PM2. 5 reduction via dispersion and deposition at a city scale

APR Jeanjean, PS Monks, RJ Leigh - Atmospheric Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Green infrastructure can reduce PM 2.5 traffic emissions on a city scale, by a combination of
dispersion by trees and deposition on buildings, trees and grass. Simulations of PM 2.5 …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of greenspace on air pollution: Empirical evidence from China

H Ai, X Zhang, Z Zhou - Ecological indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
Can green vegetation absorb air pollutants and control regional air pollution? The existing
research has not reached a consistent conclusion on this issue. Using the multi-level data in …

Green walls for mitigating urban particulate matter pollution—A review

T Ysebaert, K Koch, R Samson, S Denys - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Air pollution caused by particulate matter (PM) is a well-known health issue in urban
environments. Urban green infrastructure offers opportunities as a nature-based solution to …

Progress in urban greenery mitigation science–assessment methodologies advanced technologies and impact on cities

M Santamouris, G Ban-Weiss, P Osmond… - Journal of Civil …, 2018 - iris.unimore.it
Urban greenery is a natural solution to cool cities and provide comfort, clean air and
significant social, health and economic benefits. This paper aims to present the latest …