Urban Vegetation and Air Pollution Mitigation: Some Issues from India

Avni Anamika () and Pradeep Chaudhry ()
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Avni Anamika: Department of Chemistry, MCM DAV College, Sector-36, Chandigarh-160036, India

Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies (CJUES), 2016, vol. 04, issue 01, 1-10

Abstract: Urban greenery generates significant ecosystem services and contributes to improving environmental quality, quality of life, and sustainable urban development. Research on various aspects of urban forestry such as carbon sequestration, removing air pollutants, reducing noise, providing recreational amenity benefits is in infancy stage in India. This paper reviews some significant studies in the field of air pollution removal by urban vegetation in developed and developing countries including India. Some issues related to development and research in the field of urban greenery and future management strategies to be adopted in India have been discussed in the paper.

Keywords: Urban forest; ecosystem services; air quality improvement; air pollutant removal; Indian cities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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