How urban structure can affect city sustainability from an air quality perspective
Environmental Modelling & Software
Air quality integrated modelling in Turin urban area
Environmental Modelling & Software
A comparison of three street canyon models with measurements at an urban station in Antwerp, Belgium
Environmental Modelling & Software
PM10 forecasting for Thessaloniki, Greece
Environmental Modelling & Software
Prediction of ozone levels in London using the MM5-CMAQ modelling system
Environmental Modelling & Software
Modelling of urban background pollution in Buenos Aires City (Argentina)
Environmental Modelling & Software
Regional collaborative urban air quality management: case studies across Great Britain
Environmental Modelling & Software
Review: Receptor-oriented approaches in wildlife and human exposure modelling: A comparative study
Environmental Modelling & Software
Short communication: A GIS tool for modeling anthropogenic noise propagation in natural ecosystems
Environmental Modelling & Software
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Based on the work of Jensen [Jensen, S.S., 1998. Mapping human exposure to traffic air pollution using GIS. Journal of Hazardous Materials 61(1-3), 385-392; Jensen, S.S., 1999. A geographic approach to modelling human exposure to traffic air pollution using GIS. Ph.D. Thesis. National Environmental Research Institute, Roskilde], a prototype system for modelling noise and air pollution is developed for the Macao Peninsula. The system integrates a road traffic noise model, an operational air pollution model, digital maps, an urban landscape model and a Geographic Information System (GIS). Compared with mesoscale model systems with input/output resolution in kilometres, the present one has a higher spatial resolution down to individual buildings along both sides of the street. Applying the developed model system, a preliminary study investigates the ways that four urban forms existing nowadays on the Macao Peninsula influence vehicle transport and street environment. This paper shows that the urban forms in historical areas with narrower roads, complex road networks and a higher density of intersections lead to lower traffic volumes and thus lower noise pollution. However, the greater street canyon effects in these historical urban areas lead to higher carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations.