[HTML][HTML] How can vegetation protect us from air pollution? A critical review on green spaces' mitigation abilities for air-borne particles from a public health perspective …

A Diener, P Mudu - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Air pollution causes the largest death toll among environmental risks globally, but
interventions to purify ambient air remain inadequate. Vegetation and green spaces have …

A global horizon scan for urban evolutionary ecology

BC Verrelli, M Alberti, S Des Roches, NC Harris… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2022 - cell.com
Research on the evolutionary ecology of urban areas reveals how human-induced
evolutionary changes affect biodiversity and essential ecosystem services. In a rapidly …

Heat tolerance of urban tree species-a review

GC Percival - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2023 - Elsevier
The frequency and intensity of heat stress events globally have increased over the past 20
years. Climatic modeling predicts that this trend will likely continue throughout the 21st …

Street tree structure, function, and value: A review of scholarly research (1997–2020)

AF Coleman, RW Harper, TS Eisenman, SH Warner… - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
Street trees are components of the urban forest that receive considerable attention across
academic and professional disciplines. They are also one of the most common types of …

A comprehensive review of urban vegetation as a Nature-based Solution for sustainable management of particulate matter in ambient air

M Vashist, TV Kumar, SK Singh - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Air pollution is one of the most pressing environmental threats worldwide, resulting in
several health issues such as cardiovascular and respiratory disorders, as well as …

Seasonal variations of particulate matter capture and the air pollution tolerance index of five roadside plant species

HT Bui, NR Jeong, BJ Park - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
Particulate matter (PM) is the most dangerous type of air pollutant and is harmful to human
health. Plants can be used as a biofilter to remove PM from the atmosphere and improve air …

Exploring urban forestry non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the eastern United States

AJ Elton, RW Harper, EE Griffith, B Weil - Arboricultural Journal, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Urban forestry NGOs commenced gaining prominence in the socio-political landscape of the
20th century. Despite a dramatic increase in the number of urban forestry NGOs (50%) in …

Reviewing the Use of Research Interviews and Qualitative Inquiry in Urban Forestry: Understanding Human-Tree Relationships in the Built Landscape

CB Powning, RW Harper, DV Bloniarz, KJ Kahl… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2024 - Elsevier
In most urban areas, residents have regularly occurring experiences of the trees around
them. They interact with trees based on those experiences, as well as their own personal …

Phytochemical screening of volatile organic compounds in three common coniferous tree species in terms of forest ecosystem services

M Zorić, S Kostić, N Kladar, B Božin, V Vasić, M Kebert… - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
Multiple positive effects that forests have on human health and overall well-being have been
reported widely in the literature. Still, multiple elements of this relationship remain …

Identification of urban street trees for green belt development for optimizing pollution mitigation in Delhi, India

Shilky, R Baishya, P Saikia - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
The current study evaluated the effects of air pollution on selected street trees in the National
Capital Territory during the pre-and post-monsoon seasons to identify the optimally suitable …