Introduction Half the world population lives in cities and this is likely to increase to 70% over
the next 20 years. Suboptimal urban and transport planning has led to eg high levels of air …

The burden of disease and death attributable to environmental pollution is becoming a
public health challenge worldwide, especially in developing countries. The kidney is …

Background: Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a diverse class of industrial
chemicals with widespread environmental occurrence. Exposure to long-chain PFAS is …

Even though the relationship between population density and air pollution in China has
been studied in recent years, most previous studies have suggested that an increase in …

Goals and pathways to achieve sustainable urban development have multiple interlinkages
with human health and wellbeing. However, these interlinkages have not been examined in …

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 …

The urban heat island (UHI) effect has been a concern for decades due its adverse influence
on energy consumption, air and water quality, and, most importantly, the health of urban …

Urbanization is one of the biggest social transformations of modern time, driving and driven
by multiple social, economic, and environmental processes. The impacts of urbanization on …

Air pollution is a global geo-hazard with significant implications, including deterioration of
health and premature death. Climatic variables such as temperature, rainfall, wind, and …

Using a panel data set of 248 Chinese cities at the prefecture level and above from 2004 to
2013, this study employs the data envelopment analysis (DEA) method based on a non …