The urban forest is a green infrastructure system that delivers multiple environmental,
economic, social and health services, and functions in cities. Environmental benefits of …

In an increasingly urbanized world, air pollution mitigation is considered one of most
important issues in city planning. Urban trees help to improve air quality by facilitating …

Many environmental challenges are exacerbated within the urban landscape, such as
stormwater runoff and flood risk, chemical and particulate pollution of urban air, soil and …

This paper reviews current parameterizations developed and implemented within
Computational Fluid Dynamics models for the study of the effects linking vegetation, mainly …

Urban parks play a key role in the provision of ecosystem services, actively participating in
improving the quality of life and welfare of local residents. This paper reports on the …

1 The benefits and opportunities achievable using Nature-based Solutions (NBS) to address
global and societal challenges have never been more relevant, important or urgently …

Phytotechnologies used for cleaning up urban and suburban polluted soils (ie, brownfields)
have shown some weakness in the excessive extent of the timeframe required for them to be …

Natural passive ventilation (windows opening) is frequently used in many houses and old
buildings to renovate the air, remove unpleasant odors and dust, and reduce the …

The impact of allergens emitted by urban green spaces on health is one of the main
disservices of ecosystems. The objective of this work is to establish the potential allergenic …

Cypress (Cupressus sp. pl) is a genus within the Cupressaceae family. This family covers all
of the Earth's continents except for Antarctica, and it includes about 160 species. The most …