Urban Vegetation in Air Quality Management: A Review and Policy Framework

Determining broad scale associations between air pollutants and urban forestry: A novel multifaceted methodological approach

(2019) Ashley N.J. Douglas et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Cardiovascular disease burden from ambient air pollution in Europe reassessed using novel hazard ratio functions

(2019) Jos Lelieveld et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Microclimate simulation and model optimization of the effect of roadway green space on atmospheric particulate matter

(2019) Shixin Deng et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Outdoor thermal comfort of shaded spaces in an urban park in the cold region of China

(2019) Min Xu et al.   BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

Field investigations for evaluating green infrastructure effects on air quality in open-road conditions

(2019) K.V. Abhijith et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Urban vegetation and particle air pollution: Experimental campaigns in a traffic hotspot

(2019) F.J. Gómez-Moreno et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Efficient Removal of Ultrafine Particles from Diesel Exhaust by Selected Tree Species: Implications for Roadside Planting for Improving the Quality of Urban Air

(2019) Huixia Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Modeling the provision of air-quality regulation ecosystem service provided by urban green spaces using lichens as ecological indicators

(2019) Paula Matos et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Using the modified i-Tree Eco model to quantify air pollution removal by urban vegetation

(2019) Jiansheng Wu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Developing a Framework for the Implementation of Landscape and Greenspace Indicators in Sustainable Urban Planning. Waterfront Landscape Management: Case Studies in Gdańsk, Poznań and Bristol

(2019) Joanna Badach et al.   Sustainability

Agent-based modelling of interactions between air pollutants and greenery using a case study of Yerevan, Armenia

(2019) Andranik S. Akopov et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE

Effects of real trees and their structure on pollutant dispersion and flow field in an idealized street canyon

(2019) Junwei Su et al.   Atmospheric Pollution Research

CFD modelling of vegetation barrier effects on the reduction of traffic-related pollutant concentration in an avenue of Pamplona, Spain

(2019) Jose-Luis Santiago et al.   Sustainable Cities and Society

Potential of urban trees for mitigating heavy metal pollution in the city of Novi Sad, Serbia

(2019) Amela Greksa et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Differences in quantity and composition of leaf particulate matter and morphological structures in three evergreen trees and their association in Harbin, China

(2019) Haijun Xu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Urban Trees Are Sinks for Soot: Elemental Carbon Accumulation by Two Widespread Oak Species

(2019) Jenna E. Rindy et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Global Approaches to Reduce Light Pollution from Media Architecture and Non-Static, Self-Luminous LED Displays for Mixed-Use Urban Developments

(2019) Karolina M. Zielinska-Dabkowska et al.   Sustainability

Impacts of tree-planting pattern and trunk height on the airflow and pollutant dispersion inside a street canyon

(2019) Yuan-dong Huang et al.   BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

Global 500 m clumping index product derived from MODIS BRDF data (2001–2017)

(2019) Shanshan Wei et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Particulate matter capturing capacity of roadside evergreen vegetation during the winter season

(2019) Chen He et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

The Removal Efficiencies of Several Temperate Tree Species at Adsorbing Airborne Particulate Matter in Urban Forests and Roadsides

(2019) Myeong Ja Kwak et al.   Forests

On the Impact of Trees on Ventilation in a Real Street in Pamplona, Spain

(2019) Jose-Luis Santiago et al.   Atmosphere

Dust pollution: Its removal and effect on foliage physiology of urban trees

(2019) Indra Jeet Chaudhary et al.   Sustainable Cities and Society

Does urban vegetation reduce temperature and air pollution concentrations? Findings from an environmental monitoring study of the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa, Canada

(2019) Keith Van Ryswyk et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Evaluation and Application of an Online Coupled Modeling System to Assess the Interaction between Urban Vegetation and Air Quality

(2018) Jianbo Yang et al.   Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Field evaluation of vegetation and noise barriers for mitigation of near-freeway air pollution under variable wind conditions

(2018) Eon S. Lee et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

A dynamic processes study of PM retention by trees under different wind conditions

(2018) Changkun Xie et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Green spaces are not all the same for the provision of air purification and climate regulation services: The case of urban parks

(2018) Joana Vieira et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Quantifying particulate matter accumulated on leaves by 17 species of urban trees in Beijing, China

(2018) Yansen Xu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Dispersion of traffic derived air pollutants into urban parks

(2018) Yang Xing et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Relationships of CO 2 assimilation rates with exposure- and flux-based O 3 metrics in three urban tree species

(2018) Yansen Xu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

An investigation of the leaf retention capacity, efficiency and mechanism for atmospheric particulate matter of five greening tree species in Beijing, China

(2018) Jinqiang Liu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Effects of plant leaf surface and different pollution levels on PM 2.5 adsorption capacity

(2018) Shaowei Lu et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

The effects of trees on air pollutant levels in peri-urban near-road environments

(2018) Viljami Viippola et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Ecophysiological and micromorphological characterization of green roof vegetation for urban mitigation

(2018) Rita Baraldi et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Suspended particulate matter deposition and its impact on urban trees

(2018) Indra Jeet Chaudhary et al.   Atmospheric Pollution Research

The Impact of Green Space Layouts on Microclimate and Air Quality in Residential Districts of Nanjing, China

(2018) Liyan Rui et al.   Forests

Ventilation and Air Quality in City Blocks Using Large-Eddy Simulation—Urban Planning Perspective

(2018) Mona Kurppa et al.   Atmosphere

Potential of Particle Matter Dry Deposition on Green Roofs and Living Walls Vegetation for Mitigating Urban Atmospheric Pollution in Semiarid Climates

(2018) Margareth Viecco et al.   Sustainability

The impact of trees on street ventilation, NO x and PM 2.5 concentrations across heights in Marylebone Rd street canyon, central London

(2018) Riccardo Buccolieri et al.   Sustainable Cities and Society

Impacts of green infrastructures on aerodynamic flow and air quality in Porto's urban area

(2018) S. Rafael et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

The impact of urban trees on concentrations of PAHs and other gaseous air pollutants in Yanji, northeast China

(2018) Vesa Yli-Pelkonen et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Lattice-Boltzmann Large-Eddy Simulation of pollutant dispersion in street canyons including tree planting effects

(2018) Lucie Merlier et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Quantifying the impact of urban trees on passive pollutant dispersion using a coupled large-eddy simulation–Lagrangian stochastic model

(2018) Chenghao Wang et al.   BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

Make lighting healthier

(2018) Karolina M. Zielinska-Dabkowska   NATURE

Are Green Walls Better Options than Green Roofs for Mitigating PM10 Pollution? CFD Simulations in Urban Street Canyons

(2018) Hongqiao Qin et al.   Sustainability

Relationship between PM2.5 adsorption and leaf surface morphology in ten urban tree species in Shenyang, China

(2018) Xinxin Zhao et al.   Energy Sources Part A-Recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects

Creating breathing cities by adopting urban ventilation assessment and wind corridor plan – The implementation in Chinese cities

(2018) Chao Ren et al.   JOURNAL OF WIND ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL AERODYNAMICS

How Does Leaf Surface Micromorphology of Different Trees Impact Their Ability to Capture Particulate Matter?

(2018) Weikang Zhang et al.   Forests

Evaluating Carbon Sequestration and PM2.5 Removal of Urban Street Trees Using Mobile Laser Scanning Data

(2018) Yingyi Zhao et al.   Remote Sensing

Role of vegetation in deposition and dispersion of air pollution in urban parks

(2018) Yang Xing et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Mitigation impact of roadside trees on fine particle pollution

(2018) Huseyin Ozdemir   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Ranking current and prospective NO 2 pollution mitigation strategies: An environmental and economic modelling investigation in Oxford Street, London

(2017) A.P.R. Jeanjean et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Evaluation and development of tools to quantify the impacts of roadside vegetation barriers on near-road air quality

(2017) Max Zhang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION

A semi-empirical model for the effect of trees on the urban wind environment

(2017) Chao Yuan et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Where to plant urban trees? A spatially explicit methodology to explore ecosystem service tradeoffs

(2017) E.W. Bodnaruk et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Urban forests near roads do not reduce gaseous air pollutant concentrations but have an impact on particles levels

(2017) Vesa Yli-Pelkonen et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Influence of urban vegetation on air pollution and noise exposure – A case study in Gothenburg, Sweden

(2017) Jenny Klingberg et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Influence of avenue trees on traffic pollutant dispersion in asymmetric street canyons: Numerical modeling with empirical analysis

(2017) Daniel(Jian) Sun et al.   TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART D-TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT

Air quality affected by trees in real street canyons: The case of Marylebone neighbourhood in central London

(2017) Antoine P.R. Jeanjean et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

A spatially-explicit method to assess the dry deposition of air pollution by urban forests in the city of Florence, Italy

(2017) Francesca Bottalico et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Green infrastructure practices for improvement of urban air quality

(2017) V.M. Jayasooriya et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Variation in Tree Species Ability to Capture and Retain Airborne Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5)

(2017) Lixin Chen et al.   Scientific Reports

A numerical investigation of reactive air pollutant dispersion in urban street canyons with tree planting

(2017) Maryam Moradpour et al.   Atmospheric Pollution Research

Relationship between Leaf Surface Characteristics and Particle Capturing Capacities of Different Tree Species in Beijing

(2017) Weikang Zhang et al.   Forests

Phenology of a Vegetation Barrier and Resulting Impacts on Near-Highway Particle Number and Black Carbon Concentrations on a School Campus

(2017) Christina Fuller et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The Impact of Planting Trees on NOx Concentrations: The Case of the Plaza de la Cruz Neighborhood in Pamplona (Spain)

(2017) Jose-Luis Santiago et al.   Atmosphere

Numerical Investigation on the Effect of Avenue Trees on PM2.5 Dispersion in Urban Street Canyons

(2017) Bo Hong et al.   Atmosphere

The impact of roadside trees on traffic released PM 10 in urban street canyon: Aerodynamic and deposition effects

(2017) Fei Xue et al.   Sustainable Cities and Society

Simulations of aerosol filtration by vegetation: Validation of existing models with available lab data and application to near-roadway scenario

(2016) Ian Neft et al.   AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Secondary effects of urban heat island mitigation measures on air quality

(2016) Joachim Fallmann et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Influence of roadside hedgerows on air quality in urban street canyons

(2016) Christof Gromke et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Modelling the effectiveness of urban trees and grass on PM 2.5 reduction via dispersion and deposition at a city scale

(2016) A.P.R. Jeanjean et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

On Dry Deposition Modelling of Atmospheric Pollutants on Vegetation at the Microscale: Application to the Impact of Street Vegetation on Air Quality

(2016) Jose-Luis Santiago et al.   BOUNDARY-LAYER METEOROLOGY

A case study of air quality above an urban roof top vegetable farm

(2016) Zheming Tong et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Experimental examination of effectiveness of vegetation as bio-filter of particulate matters in the urban environment

(2016) Lixin Chen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Uncertainty evaluation in air quality planning decisions: a case study for Northern Italy

(2016) C. Carnevale et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

A decision framework for Integrated Assessment Modelling of air quality at regional and local scale

(2016) G. Guariso et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

Quantifying PM2.5 capture capability of greening trees based on leaf factors analyzing

(2016) Dan Liang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Comparing estimates of EMEP MSC-W and UFORE models in air pollutant reduction by urban trees

(2016) Gabriele Guidolotti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Study of traffic-related pollutant removal from street canyon with trees: dispersion and deposition perspective

(2016) Tobi Eniolu Morakinyo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Does urban vegetation enhance carbon sequestration?

(2016) Erik Velasco et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Pollution Remediation by Urban Forests: PM2.5 Reduction in Beijing, China

(2016) Bo Chen et al.   POLISH JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Estimation of canopy clumping index from MISR and MODIS sensors using the normalized difference hotspot and darkspot (NDHD) method: The influence of BRDF models and solar zenith angle

(2016) Shanshan Wei et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

The effects of vegetation barriers on near-road ultrafine particle number and carbon monoxide concentrations

(2016) Ming-Yeng Lin et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Heat waves and urban heat islands in Europe: A review of relevant drivers

(2016) Kathrin Ward et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Roadside vegetation barrier designs to mitigate near-road air pollution impacts

(2016) Zheming Tong et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Influence of tree crown characteristics on the local PM 10 distribution inside an urban street canyon in Antwerp (Belgium): A model and experimental approach

(2016) Jelle Hofman et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

The impacts of roadside vegetation barriers on the dispersion of gaseous traffic pollution in urban street canyons

(2016) Xiao-Bing Li et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Particulate matter deposition on roadside plants and the importance of leaf trait combinations

(2016) Ryan J. Leonard et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Air pollution removal by trees in public green spaces in Strasbourg city, France

(2016) Wissal Selmi et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Transport characteristics of PM2.5 inside urban street canyons: The effects of trees and vehicles

(2016) Xinming Jin et al.   Building Simulation

Modeling air pollutant removal, carbon storage, and CO2 sequestration potential of urban forests in Scotlandville, Louisiana, USA

(2016) ZH Ning et al.   iForest-Biogeosciences and Forestry

Removal of PM10 by Forests as a Nature-Based Solution for Air Quality Improvement in the Metropolitan City of Rome

(2016) Federica Marando et al.   Forests

Does urban forestry have a quantitative effect on ambient air quality in an urban environment?

(2015) P.J. Irga et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

A CFD study on the effectiveness of trees to disperse road traffic emissions at a city scale

(2015) A.P.R. Jeanjean et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Quantifying the effect of vegetation on near-road air quality using brief campaigns

(2015) Zheming Tong et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Particulate Matter deposition on Quercus ilex leaves in an industrial city of central Italy

(2015) G. Sgrigna et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Influence of avenue-trees on air quality at the urban neighborhood scale. Part II: Traffic pollutant concentrations at pedestrian level

(2015) Christof Gromke et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Passive control potentials of trees and on-street parked cars in reduction of air pollution exposure in urban street canyons

(2015) K.V. Abhijith et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Influence of avenue-trees on air quality at the urban neighborhood scale. Part I: Quality assurance studies and turbulent Schmidt number analysis for RANS CFD simulations

(2015) Christof Gromke et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The effects of trees on micrometeorology in a real street canyon: consequences for local air quality

(2015) Silvana Di Sabatino et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION

Relationship between types of urban forest and PM2.5 capture at three growth stages of leaves

(2015) Thithanhthao Nguyen et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

The association between greenness and traffic-related air pollution at schools

(2015) Payam Dadvand et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Impact of trees on pollutant dispersion in street canyons: A numerical study of the annual average effects in Antwerp, Belgium

(2015) Stijn Vranckx et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Leaf trapping and retention of particles by holm oak and other common tree species in Mediterranean urban environments

(2015) Tijana Blanusa et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Deposition of traffic-related air pollutants on leaves of six evergreen shrub species during a Mediterranean summer season

(2015) Jacopo Mori et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Particulate matter and element accumulation on coniferous trees at different distances from a highway

(2015) Jacopo Mori et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Ranking the suitability of common urban tree species for controlling PM 2.5 pollution

(2015) Jun Yang et al.   Atmospheric Pollution Research

Study on the Thermal Effects and Air Quality Improvement of Green Roof

(2015) Heng Luo et al.   Sustainability

Improving air quality in high-density cities by understanding the relationship between air pollutant dispersion and urban morphologies

(2013) Chao Yuan et al.   BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

Correlation analysis of the urban heat island effect and the spatial and temporal distribution of atmospheric particulates using TM images in Beijing

(2013) L.Y. Xu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Urban planning, water management and climate change strategies: adaptation, mitigation and resilience narratives in the Netherlands

(2013) Dominic Stead   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND WORLD ECOLOGY

Air quality by urban design

(2013) Yunwei Zhang et al.   Nature Geoscience

Influence of urban morphology on total noise pollution: Multifractal description

(2013) Ana B. Ariza-Villaverde et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Toward automatic estimation of urban green volume using airborne LiDAR data and high resolution Remote Sensing images

(2012) Yan Huang et al.   Frontiers of Earth Science

Estimating the relationship between urban forms and energy consumption: A case study in the Pearl River Delta, 2005–2008

(2011) Yimin Chen et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Impact of urban geometry on outdoor thermal comfort and air quality from field measurements in Curitiba, Brazil

(2010) E.L. Krüger et al.   BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

Urban Form and Extreme Heat Events: Are Sprawling Cities More Vulnerable to Climate Change Than Compact Cities?

(2010) Brian Stone et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES

A vegetation modeling concept for Building and Environmental Aerodynamics wind tunnel tests and its application in pollutant dispersion studies

(2010) Christof Gromke   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Policies and technical guidelines for urban planning of high-density cities – air ventilation assessment (AVA) of Hong Kong

(2008) Edward Ng   BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

Land use changes in Poland during transformation

(2008) Damian Łowicki   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING