Effects of urban vegetation on urban air quality

Landscape Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-188

  Leung, Dennis Y C ^a   Tsui, Jeanie K Y ^a   Chen, Feng ^a   Wing Kin, Yip ^a   Vrijmoed, Lilian L P ^b   Chun Ho, Liu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

BVOC; Carbon sequestration; Computer modelling; Urban heat island; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT ISLAND; TREE PLANTING; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; URBAN FORESTRY; VEGETATION COVER; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

FUNGI;

EID: 79952652936     PISSN: 01426397     EISSN: 14699710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2010.547570     Document Type: Review

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