A “call to action” has been issued for scholars in landscape and urban planning, natural
science, and public health to conduct interdisciplinary research on the human health effects …

Outdoor air pollution is considered as the most serious environmental problem for human
health, associated with some million deaths worldwide per year. Cities have to cope with the …

Urban forests play a vital role in terms of environmental quality related to particulate matter
(PM) and studies on this area are increasing. This review discusses how urban forests …

Air pollution levels (NO 2, PAHs, O 3) were investigated, before (BLE) and after (ALE) leaf
emergence, in the urban landscape of Gothenburg, Sweden. The aims were to study the 1) …

Urban vegetation provides undeniable benefits to urban climate, health, thermal comfort and
environmental quality of cities and represents one of the most considered urban heat …

Urban greenspace can provide important health benefits for urban residents, but knowledge
about the potential mechanisms remains unclear, and it is challenging in promoting health …

Green walls have previously demonstrated the capacity to reduce particulate matter (PM),
noise pollution, and temperature conditions in manipulative experiments and computational …

Abstract Effects on short-term (6 h) and long-term (96 h) exposure to cadmium (Cd) at 0.1,
0.5 and 2.5 mg/L in microalga Dunaliella salina were assessed using both physiological end …

Monitoring of air quality and the application of strategies for its improvement are perceived
as key areas for reducing environmental pollution. The research on Nature Based Solutions …

This review regards the pressures and threats linked with the human use of European urban
and suburban forests. They can be divided into the following major categories: urban …