Urban Greening: A Sustainable Method for Particulate Matter (PM) Reduction

Urbanization and industrialization associated with rapid economic development have resulted in air pollution in urban areas, which adversely affects human health and the environment around the world. Growing awareness of the health effects of airborne particulate matter (PM) has led to the emergence...

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Published in:한국산림과학회지 Vol. 112; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10
Main Authors: Sanghee Park, Myeong Ja Kwak, Jongkyu Lee, Yea Ji Lim, Handong Kim, Su Gyeong Jeong, Joung-a Son, Hanna Chang, Sun Mi Je, Chang-young Oh, Kyongha Kim, Su Young Woo
Format: Journal Article
Language:Korean
Published: 한국산림과학회 31.03.2023
Subjects:
air quality
particulate matter
PM capturing capacity
sustainability
urban greening
PM capturing capacity
particulate matter
urban greening
sustainability
air quality
ISSN:2586-6613, 2586-6621
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Summary:Urbanization and industrialization associated with rapid economic development have resulted in air pollution in urban areas, which adversely affects human health and the environment around the world. Growing awareness of the health effects of airborne particulate matter (PM) has led to the emergence of urban greening as a promising eco-friendly, nature-based solution to reduce the concentration of PM (especially PM 2.5 ) to w hich individuals are exposed, thereby promoting public health. In this review, we highlight fundamental insights about PM and recent research on the ability of urban greening to capture PM. Reports from the scientific literature on PM published from 1992 to 2021 were retrieved from Google Scholar. Here, we explore some of the main complex relationships between leaf traits and the ability to retain PM for research or management to optimize greenspaces.
Bibliography:Korean Society of Forest Science
KISTI1.1003/JNL.JAKO202314552169617
ISSN:2586-6613
2586-6621
DOI:10.14578/jkfs.2023.112.1.1