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 …

This chapter is aimed at analyzing a review of the empirical literature on some important
features of urban green spaces such as the components, functions, services, community …

Urban and periurban forests, which are integrated within the concept of Green Infrastructure,
provide important Ecosystem Services, including air purification. In this study, we quantified …

There is no unified evidence base to help decision-makers understand how the multiple
components of natural capital interact to deliver ecosystem services. We systematically …

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 …

We investigated the potential performance of air pollution removal by the green
infrastructures and urban forests in the city of Florence, central Italy, with a focus on the two …

Urban greenery plays an important role in reducing air pollution, being one of the often-
used, nature-based measures in sustainable and climate-resilient urban development …

Background Recent studies have reported inconsistent associations between maternal
residential green space and preterm birth (PTB, born< 37 completed gestational weeks). In …

Urban forests provide important ecosystem services, such as urban air quality improvement
by removing pollutants. While robust evidence exists that plant physiology, abundance, and …