[HTML][HTML] Green infrastructure for air quality improvement in street canyons

M Tomson, P Kumar, Y Barwise, P Perez… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Street canyons are generally highly polluted urban environments due to high traffic
emissions and impeded dispersion. Green infrastructure (GI) is one potential passive control …

Designing vegetation barriers for urban air pollution abatement: A practical review for appropriate plant species selection

Y Barwise, P Kumar - Npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 2020 - nature.com
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 …

Nature-based Systems (NbS) for mitigation of stormwater and air pollution in urban areas: A review

BK Biswal, N Bolan, YG Zhu… - Resources, Conservation …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, increasing attention has been given to the application of Nature-based
systems (NbS) for mitigation of environmental pollution in cities. NbS namely bioretention …

Urban trees, air quality, and asthma: An interdisciplinary review

TS Eisenman, G Churkina, SP Jariwala… - Landscape and urban …, 2019 - Elsevier
A “call to action” has been issued for scholars in landscape and urban planning, natural
science, and public health to conduct interdisciplinary research on the human health effects …

Computational wind engineering: 30 years of research progress in building structures and environment

T Potsis, Y Tominaga, T Stathopoulos - Journal of Wind Engineering and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The paper reviews the evolution of computational wind engineering from environmental and
structural perspectives, since the inaugural conference of computational wind engineering …

Green walls for mitigating urban particulate matter pollution—A review

T Ysebaert, K Koch, R Samson, S Denys - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Air pollution caused by particulate matter (PM) is a well-known health issue in urban
environments. Urban green infrastructure offers opportunities as a nature-based solution to …

Influence of GI configurations and wall thermal effects on flow structure and pollutant dispersion within urban street canyons

PY Cui, R Ji, L He, Z Zhang, Y Luo, Y Yang… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous evidence has shown that within the semi-enclosed street canyon, traffic
emissions and the secondary pollutants are prone to accumulating in poorly ventilated …

Particle resuspension: Challenges and perspectives for future models

C Henry, JP Minier, S Brambilla - Physics Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Using what has become a celebrated catchphrase, Philip W. Anderson once wrote that
“more is different”(Science, Vol. 177, Issue 4047, pp. 393–396, 1972). First formulated in the …

Numerical simulation to assess the impact of urban green infrastructure on building energy use: A review

S Zhu, F Causone, N Gao, Y Ye, X Jin, X Zhou… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to address the increased urban heat island (UHI) effects and energy demand
caused by global urbanization, it is imperative to seek sustainable urban design solutions. It …

Effects of urban tree planting on thermal comfort and air quality in the street canyon in a subtropical climate

Z Li, H Zhang, YH Juan, YT Lee, CY Wen… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Planting trees is considered to relieve the thermal load. However, trees may" pollute" the air
quality. Tree net effects should receive more attention, but only a few studies have …