A review of strategies for mitigating roadside air pollution in urban street canyons
Urban street canyons formed by high-rise buildings restrict the dispersion of vehicle
emissions, which pose severe health risks to the public by aggravating roadside air quality …
emissions, which pose severe health risks to the public by aggravating roadside air quality …
The influence of aspect ratios and solar heating on flow and ventilation in 2D street canyons by scaled outdoor experiments
G Chen, X Yang, H Yang, J Hang, Y Lin, X Wang… - Building and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wind-driven dynamic force and buoyancy force are two main driving forces in urban
ventilation. As a novelty, this paper performs scaled outdoor measurements to examine the …
ventilation. As a novelty, this paper performs scaled outdoor measurements to examine the …
The influence of street layouts and viaduct settings on daily carbon monoxide exposure and intake fraction in idealized urban canyons
Environmental concerns have been raised on the adverse health effects of vehicle
emissions in micro-scale traffic-crowded street canyons, especially for pedestrians and …
emissions in micro-scale traffic-crowded street canyons, especially for pedestrians and …
The impacts of roadside vegetation barriers on the dispersion of gaseous traffic pollution in urban street canyons
Vegetation barriers have been widely applied along urban streets to improve roadside air
quality. For a deep investigation of their influences, field measurements and numerical …
quality. For a deep investigation of their influences, field measurements and numerical …
Trees help reduce street-side air pollution: A focus on cyclist and pedestrian exposure risk
F Ren, Z Qiu, Z Liu, H Bai, HO Gao - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Trees have been reported to help reduce streetside air pollution, hence reduce public
exposure risk to traffic-related air pollutants such as particulate matter (PM). This study …
exposure risk to traffic-related air pollutants such as particulate matter (PM). This study …
Validation and optimization of SST k-ω turbulence model for pollutant dispersion within a building array
H Yu, J Thé - Atmospheric Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
The prediction of the dispersion of air pollutants in urban areas is of great importance to
public health, homeland security, and environmental protection. Computational Fluid …
public health, homeland security, and environmental protection. Computational Fluid …
Effects of roadside green infrastructure on particle exposure: A focus on cyclists and pedestrians on pathways between urban roads and vegetative barriers
Roadside green infrastructure (GI) has attracted worldwide attention for its potentials to
alleviate local air pollution. However, previous studies have not clearly characterized the …
alleviate local air pollution. However, previous studies have not clearly characterized the …
An investigation on the effect of street morphology to ambient air quality using six real-world cases
J Shen, Z Gao, W Ding, Y Yu - Atmospheric environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Street canyons are vulnerable to air pollution mainly caused by vehicle emissions, which are
therefore closely related to pedestrians' health. Previous studies have showed that air …
therefore closely related to pedestrians' health. Previous studies have showed that air …
Modelling NOX concentrations through CFD-RANS in an urban hot-spot using high resolution traffic emissions and meteorology from a mesoscale model
Air quality management requires more detailed studies about air pollution at urban and local
scale over long periods of time. This work focuses on obtaining the spatial distribution of NO …
scale over long periods of time. This work focuses on obtaining the spatial distribution of NO …
Exposure risk and emergency evacuation modeling of toxic gas leakage in urban areas under the influence of multiple meteorological factors
Frequent toxic gas leakage accidents in urban environments cannot be timely controlled and
often cause great harm due to the many factors affecting gas diffusion. In this study, based …
often cause great harm due to the many factors affecting gas diffusion. In this study, based …