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Noise pollution and the functional design of urban environments
(Institute of Noise Control Engineering, 2017)
A comparative study of soil metal concentrations in Chilean urban parks using four pollution indexes
(2022)
Toxic metal enrichment in urban soils from natural and anthropogenic sources is a public health concern thatchallenges sustainable urban development. Active and legacy mining is likely a major contributor of localizedmetal ...
Spatial heterogeneity and air pollution removal by an urban forest
Estimates of air pollution removal by the urban forest have mostly been based on mean values of forest structure variables for an entire city. However, the urban forest is not uniformly distributed across a city because ...
Air pollution dispersion inside a street canyon of Göttinger Strasse (Hannover, Germany): New results of the analysis of full scale data
(Inderscience Enterprises, 2010-01)
This study analyses the interactions between pollutant concentrations inside a street canyon, and wind and traffic dispersive air motions. Air pollutant concentrations, meteorological parameters and traffic flow continuously ...
Effects of Air Pollution in Leaves of Urban Trees
(Studium Press LLC, 2017)
Urban air pollution is a major environmental concern, particularly inindustrialized cities. Air contamination affects the life quality of inhabitantsand animals of these cities and also the biology of plant species. The ...
Urban forests and pollution mitigation: Analyzing ecosystem services and disservices
The purpose of this paper is to integrate the concepts of ecosystem services and disservices when assessing the efficacy of using urban forests for mitigating pollution. A brief review of the literature identifies some ...
Relationships among satisfaction, noise perception, and use of urban green spaces
(Elsevier B.V., 2018)