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The Development of an Urban Tree Air Quality Score (UTAQS): using the West Midlands, UK Conurbation as a Case Study Area - Couverture souple

Donovan, Rossa; N.Hewitt, S.Owen; H.Brett, R.MacKenzie

 
9783639143348: The Development of an Urban Tree Air Quality Score (UTAQS): using the West Midlands, UK Conurbation as a Case Study Area
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3639143345 ISBN 13 : 9783639143348
Editeur : VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2011

Synopsis

This book investigates the feasibility of using trees to improve urban air quality using the West Midlands, UK conurbation as a case study. Data from a random, stratified field survey has been used to estimate the physical attributes of the West Midlands urban forest. An atmospheric chemistry and transport model (CiTTyCAT) is used to model the combined effects of pollutant deposition to, and the emission of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) from the urban forest. While all trees can be beneficial to air quality in terms of the deposition of pollutants, some trees are responsible for the downwind formation of ozone due to the reaction of BVOCs and nitrogen oxides. Model scenarios are used to develop an Urban Tree Air Quality Score (UTAQS) that ranks trees in order of their ability to improve air quality. Of the 30 species considered, pine, larch and silver birch have the greatest ability to improve air quality, while oaks, willows and poplars can worsen air quality if planted in very large numbers. The UTAQS classification is applicable to all urban areas of the UK and other mid-latitude, temperate climate zones with common species to the UK.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book investigates the feasibility of using trees to improve urban air quality using the West Midlands, UK conurbation as a case study. Data from a random, stratified field survey has been used to estimate the physical attributes of the West Midlands urban forest. An atmospheric chemistry and transport model (CiTTyCAT) is used to model the combined effects of pollutant deposition to, and the emission of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) from the urban forest. While all trees can be beneficial to air quality in terms of the deposition of pollutants, some trees are responsible for the downwind formation of ozone due to the reaction of BVOCs and nitrogen oxides. Model scenarios are used to develop an Urban Tree Air Quality Score (UTAQS) that ranks trees in order of their ability to improve air quality. Of the 30 species considered, pine, larch and silver birch have the greatest ability to improve air quality, while oaks, willows and poplars can worsen air quality if planted in very large numbers. The UTAQS classification is applicable to all urban areas of the UK and other mid-latitude, temperate climate zones with common species to the UK.

Biographie de l'auteur

Rossa Donovan is Regional Director at WYG Environmental consultancy, Sue Owen is an Environmental Scientist at CEH, Edinburgh, Hope Brett is an Environmental Scientist at the EA, Rob MacKenzie and Nick Hewitt are Reader and Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry respectively both at the Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University.

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Éditeur
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3639143345
ISBN 13 
9783639143348
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
392
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