Role of Vegetation as a Mitigating Factor in the Urban Context

An In-Depth Analysis of the Effect of Trees on Human Energy Fluxes

(2020) Zhixin Liu et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Can atmospheric pollution be considered a co-factor in extremely high level of SARS-CoV-2 lethality in Northern Italy?

(2020) Edoardo Conticini et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

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

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

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

Using green infrastructure to improve urban air quality (GI4AQ)

(2019) C. Nick Hewitt et al.   AMBIO

Resuspension of settled atmospheric particulate matter on plant leaves determined by wind and leaf surface characteristics

(2019) Guiling Zheng et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Process based simulation of tree growth and ecosystem services of urban trees under present and future climate conditions

(2019) T. Rötzer et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Understanding the washoff processes of PM2.5 from leaf surfaces during rainfall events

(2019) Changkun Xie et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Urban park layout and exposure to traffic-derived air pollutants

(2019) Yang Xing et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Trees and parks as “the lungs of cities”

(2019) Yang Xing et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Effects of tree shading and transpiration on building cooling energy use

(2018) Chun-Ming Hsieh et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

Influence of Particulate Matter Accumulation on Photosynthetic Apparatus of Physocarpus opulifolius and Sorbaria sorbifolia

(2018) Robert Popek et al.   POLISH JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Air pollution deposition on a roadside vegetation barrier in a Mediterranean environment: Combined effect of evergreen shrub species and planting density

(2018) J. Mori et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Distribution of VOCs in urban and rural atmospheres of subtropical India: Temporal variation, source attribution, ratios, OFP and risk assessment

(2018) Amit Kumar et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Towards explaining the positive effect of vegetation on the perception of environmental noise

(2018) Timothy Van Renterghem   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Strategically growing the urban forest will improve our world

(2018) Theodore A. Endreny   Nature Communications

Effects of ground surface permeability on the growth of urban linden trees

(2018) Emilia Sand et al.   URBAN ECOSYSTEMS

Emerging investigator series: the role of vegetation in bioretention for stormwater treatment in the built environment: pollutant removal, hydrologic function, and ancillary benefits

(2018) Claire P. Muerdter et al.   Environmental Science-Water Research & Technology

Explicit Diagnosis of the Local Ozone Production Rate and the Ozone-NO x -VOC Sensitivities

(2018) Zhaofeng Tan et al.   Science Bulletin

The emerging risk of exposure to air pollution on cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease – Evidence from epidemiological and animal studies

(2018) Jason Kilian et al.   Biomedical Journal

Variation in leaf area density drives the rainfall storage capacity of individual urban tree species

(2018) Mariana Dias Baptista et al.   HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES

Thermal Comfort Maps to estimate the impact of urban greening on the outdoor human comfort

(2018) Silvia Coccolo et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

A New Approach in Measuring Rainfall Interception by Urban Trees in Coastal British Columbia

(2018) Yeganeh Asadian et al.   WATER QUALITY RESEARCH JOURNAL OF CANADA

Cool Communities—Urban Density, Trees, and Health

(2018) Helen Brown et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The 2018 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: shaping the health of nations for centuries to come

(2018) Nick Watts et al.   LANCET

The effects of roadside vegetation characteristics on local, near-road air quality

(2018) Parikshit Deshmukh et al.   Air Quality Atmosphere and Health

Terrestrial Laser Scanning to Predict Canopy Area Metrics, Water Storage Capacity, and Throughfall Redistribution in Small Trees

(2018) Mariana Baptista et al.   Remote Sensing

Exposure to traffic-related air pollution and risk of development of childhood asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

(2017) Haneen Khreis et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Nature based solutions to mitigate soil sealing in urban areas: Results from a 4-year study comparing permeable, porous, and impermeable pavements

(2017) A. Fini et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

The role of trees in urban stormwater management

(2017) Adam Berland et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Utilising green and bluespace to mitigate urban heat island intensity

(2017) K.R. Gunawardena et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL 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

Cultural ecosystem benefits of urban and peri-urban green infrastructure across different European countries

(2017) L. O’Brien 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

Evaluating the effectiveness of urban trees to mitigate storm water runoff via transpiration and stemflow

(2017) Sybil G. Gotsch et al.   URBAN ECOSYSTEMS

Impacts of particulate matter pollution on plants: Implications for environmental biomonitoring

(2016) Prabhat Kumar Rai   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Functional traits of urban trees: air pollution mitigation potential

(2016) Rüdiger Grote et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Surface Water Storage Capacity of Twenty Tree Species in Davis, California

(2016) Qingfu Xiao et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

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

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

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

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

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

Evaluation of green walls as a passive acoustic insulation system for buildings

(2015) Z. Azkorra et al.   APPLIED ACOUSTICS

Using natural means to reduce surface transport noise during propagation outdoors

(2015) Timothy Van Renterghem et al.   APPLIED ACOUSTICS

Review on urban vegetation and particle air pollution – Deposition and dispersion

(2015) Sara Janhäll   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

On the impact of urban heat island and global warming on the power demand and electricity consumption of buildings—A review

(2015) M. Santamouris et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

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

Volatile organic compounds as non-invasive markers for plant phenotyping

(2015) B. Niederbacher et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

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

Assessing the Capacity of Plant Species to Accumulate Particulate Matter in Beijing, China

(2015) Li Mo et al.   PLoS One

On the relation between tree crown morphology and particulate matter deposition on urban tree leaves: A ground-based LiDAR approach

(2014) Jelle Hofman et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Evaluation of impacts of trees on PM2.5 dispersion in urban streets

(2014) Sijia Jin et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Multilayered Modeling of Particulate Matter Removal by a Growing Forest over Time, From Plant Surface Deposition to Washoff via Rainfall

(2014) Thomas Schaubroeck et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Urban green space, public health, and environmental justice: The challenge of making cities ‘just green enough’

(2014) Jennifer R. Wolch et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Plant volatiles and the environment

(2014) FRANCESCO LORETO et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Progress in particle resuspension from rough surfaces by turbulent flows

(2014) Christophe Henry et al.   PROGRESS IN ENERGY AND COMBUSTION SCIENCE

Accumulation of particulate matter and trace elements on vegetation as affected by pollution level, rainfall and the passage of time

(2014) A. Przybysz et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Evolution of isoprene emission capacity in plants

(2014) K.G. Srikanta Dani et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Effect of urban green patterns on surface urban cool islands and its seasonal variations

(2014) Ailian Chen et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Review and Research Needs of Bioretention Used for the Treatment of Urban Stormwater

(2014) Jia Liu et al.   Water

Evidence on Vulnerability and Susceptibility to Health Risks Associated With Short-Term Exposure to Particulate Matter: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

(2013) Michelle L. Bell et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Heavy Smog and Hospital Visits in Beijing, China

(2013) Renjie Chen et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Long-term air pollution exposure and cardio- respiratory mortality: a review

(2013) Gerard Hoek et al.   Environmental Health

Effects of species-specific leaf characteristics and reduced water availability on fine particle capture efficiency of trees

(2013) Janne V. Räsänen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Modeled PM2.5 removal by trees in ten U.S. cities and associated health effects

(2013) David J. Nowak et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Air pollution and lung cancer incidence in 17 European cohorts: prospective analyses from the European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE)

(2013) Ole Raaschou-Nielsen et al.   LANCET ONCOLOGY

Cooling and humidifying effect of plant communities in subtropical urban parks

(2013) Zhe Zhang et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Do Quiet Areas Afford Greater Health-Related Quality of Life than Noisy Areas?

(2013) Daniel Shepherd et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Exploration of effects of a vegetation barrier on particle size distributions in a near-road environment

(2012) Jonathan T. Steffens et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Effects of leaf hydrophobicity and water droplet retention on canopy storage capacity

(2012) Curtis D. Holder   Ecohydrology

Effectiveness of Green Infrastructure for Improvement of Air Quality in Urban Street Canyons

(2012) Thomas A. M. Pugh et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Roles of Urban Tree Canopy and Buildings in Urban Heat Island Effects: Parameterization and Preliminary Results

(2012) Christopher P. Loughner et al.   Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Road traffic noise shielding by vegetation belts of limited depth

(2012) T. Van Renterghem et al.   JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION

Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

(2012) Rafael Lozano et al.   LANCET

The effect of street trees on property value in Perth, Western Australia

(2012) Ram Pandit et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Plant species differences in particulate matter accumulation on leaf surfaces

(2012) A. Sæbø et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Plant canopies: bio-monitor and trap for re-suspended dust particulates contaminated with heavy metals

(2012) S. S. Ram et al.   Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Urban morbidity in summer: ambulance dispatch data, periodicity and weather

(2012) Martina Petralli et al.   Open Medicine

Experimental investigation of submicron and ultrafine soot particle removal by tree leaves

(2011) Hee-Jae Hwang et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Urban forests and pollution mitigation: Analyzing ecosystem services and disservices

(2011) Francisco J. Escobedo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Relationship between vegetation carbon storage and urbanization: A case study of Xiamen, China

(2011) Yin Ren et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Deposition of Particulate Matter of Different Size Fractions on Leaf Surfaces and in Waxes of Urban Forest Species

(2011) Kajetan Dzierżanowski et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION

The effects of vegetation on reducing traffic noise from a city ring road

(2011) Theano Samara et al.   NOISE CONTROL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Estimating the National Public Health Burden Associated with Exposure to Ambient PM2.5 and Ozone

(2011) Neal Fann et al.   RISK ANALYSIS

Hygroscopic particles on leaves: nutrients or desiccants?

(2010) Juergen Burkhardt   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Rates of particulate pollution deposition onto leaf surfaces: Temporal and inter-species magnetic analyses

(2010) R. Mitchell et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Contribution of Land Use Changes to Near-Surface Air Temperatures during Recent Summer Extreme Heat Events in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area

(2010) Susanne Grossman-Clarke et al.   Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Urban Particulate Matter Air Pollution Is Associated With Subclinical Atherosclerosis

(2010) Marcus Bauer et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Seasonal variability in heat-related mortality across the United States

(2010) Scott C. Sheridan et al.   NATURAL HAZARDS

Induced plant volatiles: from genes to climate change

(2010) Marcel Dicke et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Evaluating the potential for urban heat-island mitigation by greening parking lots

(2010) Akio Onishi et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Tracer studies to characterize the effects of roadside noise barriers on near-road pollutant dispersion under varying atmospheric stability conditions☆

(2009) Dennis Finn et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Acoustics evaluation of vertical greenery systems for building walls

(2009) Nyuk Hien Wong et al.   BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

Climatic effects of 30 years of landscape change over the Greater Phoenix, Arizona, region: 1. Surface energy budget changes

(2009) M. Georgescu et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Biogenic volatile organic compounds in the Earth system

(2009) Jullada Laothawornkitkul et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Healthy urban planning in European cities

(2009) H. Barton et al.   HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL

Impacts of noise barriers on near-road air quality

(2008) R. Baldauf et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Aerosol dry deposition on vegetative canopies. Part II: A new modelling approach and applications

(2008) Alexandre Petroff et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Numerical evaluation of sound propagating over green roofs

(2008) T. Van Renterghem et al.   JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION

On the reduction of urban particle concentration by vegetation a review

(2008) Tom Litschke et al.   METEOROLOGISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT

Inhaled ultrafine particulate matter affects CNS inflammatory processes and may act via MAP kinase signaling pathways

(2008) M.T. Kleinman et al.   TOXICOLOGY LETTERS