Air pollution has a serious fallout on human health,and the influences of the different urban morphological characteristics on air pollutants cannot be ignored.In this study,the relation-ship between urban morphology ...Air pollution has a serious fallout on human health,and the influences of the different urban morphological characteristics on air pollutants cannot be ignored.In this study,the relation-ship between urban morphology and air quality(wind speed,CO,and PM_(2.5))in residential neighborhoods at the meso-microscale was investigated.The changes in the microclimate and pollutant diffusion distribution in the neighborhood under diverse weather conditions were simulated by Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD).This study identified five key urban morphological parameters(Building Density,Average Building Height,Standard Deviation of Building Height,Mean Building Volume,and Degree of Enclosure)which significantly im-pacted the diffusion and distribution of pollutants in the neighborhood.The findings of this study suggested that three specific strategies(e.g.volume of a single building should be re-duced,DE should be increased)and one comprehensive strategy(the width and height of the single building should be reduced while the number of single buildings should be in-creased)could be illustrated as an optimized approach of urban planning to relief the air pollution.The result of the combined effects could provide a reference for mitigating air pollution in sustainable urban environments.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51808009).
文摘Air pollution has a serious fallout on human health,and the influences of the different urban morphological characteristics on air pollutants cannot be ignored.In this study,the relation-ship between urban morphology and air quality(wind speed,CO,and PM_(2.5))in residential neighborhoods at the meso-microscale was investigated.The changes in the microclimate and pollutant diffusion distribution in the neighborhood under diverse weather conditions were simulated by Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD).This study identified five key urban morphological parameters(Building Density,Average Building Height,Standard Deviation of Building Height,Mean Building Volume,and Degree of Enclosure)which significantly im-pacted the diffusion and distribution of pollutants in the neighborhood.The findings of this study suggested that three specific strategies(e.g.volume of a single building should be re-duced,DE should be increased)and one comprehensive strategy(the width and height of the single building should be reduced while the number of single buildings should be in-creased)could be illustrated as an optimized approach of urban planning to relief the air pollution.The result of the combined effects could provide a reference for mitigating air pollution in sustainable urban environments.
