Affiliation:
1. School of Architecture & Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University ERICA, 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea
Abstract
In recent years, with the sustained attention from academia and media to urban air quality and environmental issues, governments and scholars worldwide have been devoted to studying the relationship between air quality and green infrastructure (GI), seeking effective measures to address urban air pollution. This study aims to explore the impact of GI on urban air quality, focusing on analyzing data from Ulsan and Junpo cities in South Korea. Significant statistical significance has been found through correlation analysis between GI area and air pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and ozone. Specifically, when calculating GI using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data, for every 1% increase in GI area, nitrogen dioxide (NO2) decreases by approximately 0.000000001925 ppm. This finding offers important insights for future air quality research and provides empirical evidence for urban planning, emphasizing the significance of green space planning in improving air quality. Additionally, the study suggests that future research should be more diverse, incorporating data from more cities and conducting an in-depth analysis of GI distribution to understand its impact on air quality comprehensively.
Funder
Basic Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the MSIT
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