Social-ecological and technological factors moderate the value of urban nature

BL Keeler, P Hamel, T McPhearson, MH Hamann… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Urban nature has the potential to improve air and water quality, mitigate flooding, enhance
physical and mental health, and promote social and cultural well-being. However, the value …

Designing vegetation barriers for urban air pollution abatement: A practical review for appropriate plant species selection

Y Barwise, P Kumar - Npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 2020 - nature.com
Vegetation can form a barrier between traffic emissions and adjacent areas, but the optimal
configuration and plant composition of such green infrastructure (GI) are currently unclear …

Effects of anthropogenic and biogenic volatile organic compounds on Los Angeles air quality

S Gu, A Guenther, C Faiola - Environmental science & technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Assessing the role of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in production of ozone and
secondary organic aerosol (SOA) is especially important in light of ongoing policy goals …

The global impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns on urban air pollution: A critical review and recommendations

GI Gkatzelis, JB Gilman, SS Brown, H Eskes… - Elem Sci …, 2021 - online.ucpress.edu
The coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic led to government interventions to limit the
spread of the disease which are unprecedented in recent history; for example, stay at home …

The benefits of trees for livable and sustainable communities

JB Turner‐Skoff, N Cavender - Plants, People, Planet, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Societal Impact Statement Trees play a critical role for people and the planet. Numerous
studies have demonstrated that the presence of trees and urban nature can improve …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in air quality during COVID-19 'lockdown'in the United Kingdom

C Jephcote, AL Hansell, K Adams, J Gulliver - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
The UK implemented a lockdown in Spring (2020) to curtail the person-to-person
transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Measures restricted movements to one outing per …

Advances in air quality research–current and emerging challenges

RS Sokhi, N Moussiopoulos, A Baklanov… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
This review provides a community's perspective on air quality research focusing mainly on
developments over the past decade. The article provides perspectives on current and future …

[HTML][HTML] The nexus between air pollution, green infrastructure and human health

P Kumar, A Druckman, J Gallagher… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cities are constantly evolving and so are the living conditions within and between them.
Rapid urbanization and the ever-growing need for housing have turned large areas of many …

Urban trees, air quality, and asthma: An interdisciplinary review

TS Eisenman, G Churkina, SP Jariwala… - Landscape and urban …, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

Spatiotemporal patterns and characteristics of remotely sensed region heat islands during the rapid urbanization (1995–2015) of Southern China

Z Yu, Y Yao, G Yang, X Wang, H Vejre - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Urban agglomeration has become the most salient feature of global urbanization in recent
decades, while spatiotemporal patterns and evolution remain poorly understood in urban …