Modeling the provision of air-quality regulation ecosystem service provided by urban green spaces using lichens as ecological indicators

The UN Sustainable Development Goals states that urban air pollution must be tackled to create more inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities. Urban green infrastructures can mitigate air pollution, but a crucial step to use this knowledge into urban management is to quantify how much air-qu...

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Published in:The Science of the total environment 2019-05, Vol.665, p.521-530
Main Authors: Matos, Paula, Vieira, Joana, Rocha, Bernardo, Branquinho, Cristina, Pinho, Pedro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
air pollutants
air pollution
air quality
Atmospheric pollution
cities
cost effectiveness
Ecological indicators
ecosystem services
environmental factors
environmental indicators
green infrastructure
Human well-being
humans
lichens
Modeling
monitoring
pollution control
Portugal
species richness
sustainable development
trees
United Nations
urban development
Urban planning and decision making
variance
vegetation
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