Progress, knowledge gap and future directions of urban heat mitigation and adaptation research through a bibliometric review of history and evolution

BJ He, W Wang, A Sharifi, X Liu - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a bibliometric review of the history and evolution of Urban Heat
Mitigation and Adaptation (UHMA) from 1989 to 2021 to identify its research progress …

[HTML][HTML] Particulate matter accumulation by tree foliage is driven by leaf habit types, urbanization-and pollution levels

M Steinparzer, J Schaubmayr, DL Godbold… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM) pollution poses a significant threat to human health. Greenery,
particularly trees, can act as effective filters for PM, reducing associated health risks …

Quantifying tree canopy coverage threshold of typical residential quarters considering human thermal comfort and heat dynamics under extreme heat

Y Li, D Lin, Y Zhang, Z Song, X Sha, S Zhou… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have explored the cooling effect of greening due to evapotranspiration,
enhanced albedo, and interception of shortwave radiation to reduce the air temperature in …

Urban forests–Different ownership translates to greater diversity of trees

R Sousa-Silva, T Lambry, E Cameron, M Belluau… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban forests are recognized for their multiple benefits to society, and increasingly so with
climate change. However, they too are threatened by increased heat, pollution, and higher …

Social inequality deeply affects people's perception of ecosystem services and disservices provided by street trees

N Pistón, DSE Silva Filho, ATC Dias - Ecosystem Services, 2022 - Elsevier
To ensure that changes in the landscape do not reinforce existing inequalities or create new
ones, it is vital to continuously monitor the urban landscape. This is especially important in …

Birds' flight initiation distance in residential areas of Beijing are lower than in pristine environments: Implications for the conservation of urban bird diversity

L Yin, C Wang, W Han, C Zhang - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: With rapid urbanization, birds are facing a variety of challenges. Evaluating
bird behaviour changes in response to urbanization can help us understand how to make …

Influence of urban forests on residential property values: A systematic review of remote sensing-based studies

EB Ewane, S Bajaj, L Velasquez-Camacho… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Urban forests provide direct and indirect benefits to human well-being that are increasingly
captured in residential property values. Remote Sensing (RS) can be used to measure a …

Evaluating the cooling performance of green roofs under extreme heat conditions

Y Feng, J Wang, W Zhou, X Li, X Yu - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The local rise in urban temperature is increasingly exacerbated due to the combined effect
of urban heat islands and global climate change. Numerous studies have shown that green …

Urbanization and greenspace effect on plant biodiversity variations in Beijing, China

D Zhao, Q Yang, M Sun, Y Xue, B Liu, B Jia… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
It is of great significance to understand how urbanization and greenspace areas gradient
affect urban plant biodiversity for urban renewal and planning toward urban biodiversity …

Assessing the species diversity and vulnerability of urban tree populations in the London borough of Westminster

A Roebuck, L Hurley, D Slater - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2022 - Elsevier
The level of tree species diversity in urban tree populations can have serious implications for
urban forest resilience and has a direct impact on ecosystem functioning at the local level …