Intensifying the proportion of urban green infrastructure has been considered as one of the
remedies for air pollution levels in cities, yet the impact of numerous vegetation types …

Urban vegetation affects air quality through influencing pollutant deposition and dispersion.
Both processes are described by many existing models and experiments, on-site and in …

This research examines the distributional equity of urban vegetation in 10 US urbanized
areas using very high resolution land cover data and census data. Urban vegetation is …

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 …

Human health risks caused by PM2. 5 raise awareness to the role of trees as bio-filters of
urban air pollution, but not all species are equally capable of filtering the air. The objectives …

Highlights•Cities are a centers of demand for ecosystem services and with projected
doubling of urban populations there will be an accelerating demand of these …

Trees in urban areas have diverse ecological, social, and health benefits. The establishment
of up-to-date and accurate street-tree inventories that list the species and locations of …

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 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 …

Maintaining ecosystem services is a key adaption option towards sustainable cities and
adaptive societies in securing citizens' health and wellbeing. This research investigates the …