Analysis on the effectiveness of indicators for evaluating urban carrying capacity: A popularity-suitability perspective

Z Liu, Y Ren, L Shen, X Liao, X Wei, J Wang - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cities globally are developing rapidly, and the contradictions between urban development
and urban carrying capacity (UCC) are increasingly prominent. Various UCC evaluating …

Does street greenery always promote active travel? Evidence from Beijing

J Wu, B Wang, N Ta, K Zhou, Y Chai - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban green space is considered as an effective means to promote active travel (AT).
However, the existing research does not always get the positive effect of green space on AT …

Effects of Green space landscape patterns on particulate matter in Zhejiang Province, China

H Wu, C Yang, J Chen, S Yang, T Lu, X Lin - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2018 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM) pollution and its health effects are receiving more attention. Green
space can provide critical ecosystem services, and increasing the supply of green space can …

The influence of neighborhood-level urban morphology on PM2. 5 variation based on random forest regression

M Chen, J Bai, S Zhu, B Yang, F Dai - Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2021 - Elsevier
To improve the atmospheric environment by optimizing urban morphology, this study
develops a random forest (RF) model to investigate the influence of urban morphology on …

Application of a Hybrid Model Based on Echo State Network and Improved Particle Swarm Optimization in PM2.5 Concentration Forecasting: A Case Study of Beijing …

X Xu, W Ren - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
With the acceleration of urbanization, there is an increasing trend of heavy pollution. PM2. 5,
also known as fine particulate matter, refers to particles in the atmosphere with a diameter of …

Correlation analysis between land use/cover change and air pollutants—A case study in Wuyishan city

Z Zhu, G Wang, J Dong - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
Land use changes have significantly altered the natural environment in which humans live.
In urban areas, diminishing air quality poses a large threat to human health. In order to …

Do Urban Subway Openings Reduce PM2.5 Concentrations? Evidence from China

H Lu, Y Zhu, Y Qi, J Yu - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
With the fast-growing consumption of automobiles in China, vehicle fumes appear to be one
of the major contributors to PM2. 5 (fine particles with a diameter of 2.5 μm or less) …

Assessment of urban air pollution and spatial spillover effects in China: cases of 113 key environmental protection cities

G Zezhou, Z Xiaoping - Journal of Resources and Ecology, 2017 - BioOne
With rapid urbanization and energy consumption, environmental pollution and degradation
have become increasingly serious problems in China. At the beginning of 2013, China …

Estimate of Secondary NO2 Levels at Two Urban Traffic Sites Using Observations and Modelling

G Ghermandi, S Fabbi, G Veratti, A Bigi, S Teggi - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Assessing secondary and primary NO2 in urban areas is important to support carefully
designed environmental policies, particularly in areas with recurrent exceedance of NO2 …

Interference of Urban Morphological Parameters in the Spatiotemporal Distribution of PM10 and NO2, Taking Dalian as an Example

Y Su, X Wu, Q Zhao, D Zhou, X Meng - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recently, air quality has become a hot topic due to its profound impact on the quality of the
human living environment. This paper selects the tourist city of Dalian as the research …