2017
DOI: 10.3390/environments4040078
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L’Aquila Smart Clean Air City: The Italian Pilot Project for Healthy Urban Air

Abstract: Exposure to atmospheric pollution is a major concern for urban populations. Currently, no effective strategy has been adopted to tackle the problem. The paper presents the Smart Clean Air City project, a pilot experiment concerning the improvement in urban air quality. Small wet scrubber systems will be operating in a network configuration in suitable urban areas of L'Aquila city (Italy). The purpose of this work is to describe the project and show the preliminary results obtained in the characterization of tw… Show more

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“…The carpet type of urban buildings is the most unfavorable in terms of the efficiency of discharging pollutants from inhabited areas. The proximity of environmentally troublesome plants and a dense communication network means that regardless of the direction of the wind, the population is constantly exposed to the impact of air pollution emitted by industrial plants and low emissions (Avveduto et al, 2017). The air pollution in the region of Silesia consists of emissions from industrial plants, road transport and for a few years also increased low emissions coming from home furnaces (Pikoń & Farooq, 2017).…”
Section: The Natural Environment In the Urban Areamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The carpet type of urban buildings is the most unfavorable in terms of the efficiency of discharging pollutants from inhabited areas. The proximity of environmentally troublesome plants and a dense communication network means that regardless of the direction of the wind, the population is constantly exposed to the impact of air pollution emitted by industrial plants and low emissions (Avveduto et al, 2017). The air pollution in the region of Silesia consists of emissions from industrial plants, road transport and for a few years also increased low emissions coming from home furnaces (Pikoń & Farooq, 2017).…”
Section: The Natural Environment In the Urban Areamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Most studies focus on the deployment and application of air quality sensors and IoT for monitoring air quality in cities [ [27] , [28] , [29] , [30] ]. Besides, air quality sensors, new technologies have also surfaced and proved effective in removing gaseous pollutants from the local environment [ [31] , [32] , [33] ]. Although nature-based solutions like urban vegetation and green spaces are encouraged for improving air quality, urban environment restoration remains cumbersome owing to high land prices and space limitations [ 34 , 35 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The ordinary road system was largely reorganized: new roads were built, old ones were expanded [ 26 ], and many houses and public buildings were reconstructed. The associated activities of demolition and reconstruction caused significant amounts of pollutants and dust to be generated by the building sites nearby, leading to a rapid decrease in air quality [ 27 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%