Differences in magnitude and spatial distribution of urban forest pollution deposition rates, air pollution emissions, and ambient neighborhood air quality in New York City

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 128, Issue , 2014, Pages 14-22

  King, Kristen L ^a   Johnson, Sarah ^b   Kheirbek, Iyad ^b   Lu, Jacqueline W T ^c   Matte, Thomas ^b  

^a Horticulture and Natural Resources   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^c Central Forestry and Horticulture   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Land use regression; New York City; Nitrogen dioxide; Particulate matter; Urban forest

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; DEPOSITION RATES; LAND USE; REFORESTATION;

LAND USE REGRESSION; NEW YORK CITY; NITROGEN DIOXIDES; PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN FORESTS;

NITROGEN OXIDES;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST CANOPY; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN FORESTRY;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901608813     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2014.04.009     Document Type: Article

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