Pollution, in particular airborne particulate matter (PM), has been recognized as serious
threat to human health. Vegetation may contribute to reduce PM concentration, improving …

Nature-based solutions have been identified by the European Union as being critical for the
enhancement of environmental qualities in cities, where urban and peri-urban forests play a …

Airborne particulate matter can represent a serious issue for human health, especially in
densely populated urban areas. Moreover, the inhalation of particulate can be more harmful …

Urban vegetation, and particularly urban forests, are known to provide important ecosystem
services, such as urban air quality improvement by removing gaseous and particulate …

We investigated the potential performance of air pollution removal by the green
infrastructures and urban forests in the city of Florence, central Italy, with a focus on the two …

Urban and peri-urban forests provide a multitude of Ecosystem Services to the citizens.
While the capacity of removing carbon dioxide and gaseous compounds from the …

Urban and periurban forests, which are integrated within the concept of Green Infrastructure,
provide important Ecosystem Services, including air purification. In this study, we quantified …

Air pollution is a serious concern for human health and is even more worrying in areas that
are known to be “pollution hotspots”, such as the Po Plain in northern Italy. The Urban Green …

The importance of the spatial scale for counteracting urban air pollution is highlighted in this
work. In particular, the concept of Environmental Areas is used here in a wider sense than …

The amelioration of air quality represents one of the most complex challenges that the
European Union is facing today. Although a successful strategy to improve air quality should …