Shape matters: reducing people’s exposure to poor air quality using sculpted infrastructure elements
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Author(s)
Collins, C Matilda
Otero, Agamemnon
Woodward, Huw
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Air pollution in cities disproportionately affects children and those living in economically-deprived areas near busy roadways. Walls are effective in deflecting particulate matter but the addition of shaping either at the design stage, or as retrofit, improves performance. High-wall baffles reduce distal vortex accumulations; On pavements, low-level baffles can deflect suspended particulates back towards the road surface. These shaped structures can scaffold urban plantings and, in tandem, improve the effectiveness of urban green in this context. Shaped baffles are immediately effective, inexpensive and create a win-win that engages stakeholders. This awareness will drive collaborations between planners, designers and modellers for effective and beautiful street furniture elements that reduce pollution exposure.
Date Issued
2022-06-01
Online Publication Date
2021-03-18T13:27:24Z
Date Acceptance
2021-01-27
Citation
Cities & Health, 2022, 6 (2), pp.1-7
ISSN
2374-8834
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Start Page
1
End Page
7
Journal / Book Title
Cities & Health
Volume
6
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.
Identifier
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23748834.2021.1883888
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2021-02-10