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FLORENCE 'SUSTAINABILITY OF WELL-BEING INTERNATIONAL FORUM', 2015: FOOD FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND NOT JUST FOOD, FLORENCESWIF2015
Volume 8, Issue -, Pages 243-251Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.aaspro.2016.02.099
Keywords
green infrastructures; urban forests; air quality; ecosystem services; human well-being
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We investigated the potential performance of air pollution removal by the green infrastructures and urban forests in the city of Florence, central Italy, with a focus on the two most detrimental pollutants for human health: particulate (PM10) and ozone (O-3). The spatial distribution of green infrastructures was mapped using remote sensing data. A spatial modeling approach using vegetation indices, Leaf Area Index, and local pollution concentration data was applied to estimate PM10 and O-3 removal. The results are discussed to highlight the role and potential of green infrastructures and urban forests in improving air quality in Southern European cities. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.
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