The issue of air pollution from particulate matter (PM) is getting worse as more and more
people move into urban areas around the globe. Due to the complexity and diversity of …

Many methods have been applied to quantify urban ecosystem services (UESs) in the past
two decades. Timely reviews of UES assessment methods are necessary for tracking the …

Abstract The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect is one of the main environmental impacts of
urbanization, affecting directly human health and well-being of the city dwellers, and also …

A great share of ecosystem services (ES) at the global scale is provided by forest biomes,
and acknowledging the value of forest ES is critically important towards sustainable decision …

COVID-19 hit Italy in February 2020 after its outbreak in China at the beginning of January.
Why was Italy first among the Western countries? What are the conditions that made Italy …

Background: Living in areas with higher levels of surrounding greenness and access to
urban green areas have been associated with beneficial health outcomes. Some studies …

The growing population in cities is causing a deterioration of air quality due to the emission
of pollutants, causing serious health impacts. Trees and urban forests can contribute through …

Urban greenery plays an important role in reducing air pollution, being one of the often-
used, nature-based measures in sustainable and climate-resilient urban development …

In cities, particulate matter (PM 10), carbon dioxide (CO 2), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2), and
ground-level ozone (O 3) are some of the most significant air pollutants that have negative …

Abstract Target 2 of the European Biodiversity Strategy promotes the maintenance and
enhancement of ecosystem services<(ES) as well as the restoration of at least 15% of …