While urbanization has boosted the global economy, it is putting increasing pressure on air
quality. Previous studies on the link between urbanization and air pollution have tended to …

China's rapid urbanization has aggravated its air pollution problems and subsequently
results in increased interests in the relationship between urbanization and PM 2.5 …

Different socioeconomic developments have substantially shaped the unique characters of
cities in urban agglomerations, which may have led to uncertainties in the interpretations of …

Urbanization is one of the major transformations, along with industrialization and economic
development, profoundly impacting human society and its living environment. Among the …

Urbanization and air quality are both closely linked to sustainable development and human
well-being. However, few studies discussed the improvement effect, stage characteristics …

Few attempts have been made to systematically investigate the impacts of urbanization on
PM 2.5 concentrations in countries at different stages of economic development. In this …

The aim of this paper is to estimate the effects of natural conditions and anthropogenic
factors on PM 2.5 concentrations, taking into consideration differences in the income levels …

Air pollution has become an increasingly prominent problem during the development of
urbanization. This study evaluates new urbanization levels across five dimensions …

PM2. 5 emissions have serious adverse impacts on health and impede transport activities,
especially air and highway. Consequently, policymakers and economists have focused on …

This study presents a quantitative assessment of the environmental consequences of
urbanization in general and city bigness in particular in the context of the process of …