Air pollution causes the largest death toll among environmental risks globally, but
interventions to purify ambient air remain inadequate. Vegetation and green spaces have …

Urban nature is critical to addressing sustainability challenges. Three concepts capture the
core of this field: Urban Ecosystem Services (UES, benefits humans derived from urban …

Many cities of the world suffer from air pollution because of poor planning and design and
heavy traffic in rapidly expanding urban environments. These conditions are exacerbated …

Most nature and health research use the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) for
measuring greenness exposure. However, little is known about what NDVI measures in …

Street canyons are generally highly polluted urban environments due to high traffic
emissions and impeded dispersion. Green infrastructure (GI) is one potential passive control …

Abstract Urban Heat Island (UHI) is a worldwide threat affecting building energy demand,
public health, and energy security. Green wall deployment can simultaneously positively …

Importance Recent studies indicate that living near more green space may support mental
and general health and may also prevent depression. However, most studies are cross …

Urban green and blue infrastructure (GBI) and associated ecosystem services (ES) are
increasingly recognized for their potential to address urban sustainability challenges. This …

Vegetation can form a barrier between traffic emissions and adjacent areas, but the optimal
configuration and plant composition of such green infrastructure (GI) are currently unclear …

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 …