With the doubling of urban population within the next two decades and the disproportionate
growth of megacities, it is critical to explore the synergism between urban heat and pollution …

Urban tree planting initiatives are being actively promoted as a planning tool to enable
urban areas to adapt to and mitigate against climate change, enhance urban sustainability …

Abstract As Accra, Ghana's capital city, expands at an unprecedented rate, the fragmentation
and loss of natural and semi-natural ecosystems may be the greatest challenge to achieving …

In recent years, increasing attention has been given to the application of Nature-based
systems (NbS) for mitigation of environmental pollution in cities. NbS namely bioretention …

The number of hot days is increasing in many parts of the world because of the heat island
phenomenon and global climate change. High air temperature greatly affects human …

This study focuses on the benefits of street greenery for creating thermally comfortable
streetscapes in moderate climates. It reports on investigations on the impact of street …

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 …

The air quality issues caused by extreme haze episodes in China have become increasingly
serious in recent years. In particular, fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) has become the major …

It has been shown that the spatial configuration of a green area can strongly influence its
cooling effect. However, the specific correlation has not been sufficiently studied. To …

Urban microclimate has a direct impact on the quality of life of urban residents. Therefore,
research on urban microclimates has received greater attention from contemporary scholars …