Improving air quality in residential areas and public spaces through urban planning measures
https://doi.org/10.22227/1997-0935.2026.2.167-185
Abstract
Introduction. The optimal aeration regime and hygienic standards for the content of car emissions in the air of residential areas of cities are ensured by choosing rational solutions for the direction of the highway, planning, building and landscaping of transport communications. The purpose of this study is to investigate the patterns of exhaust gas dispersion by road transport on urban streets, with the development of urban planning measures to improve air quality and ensure a comfortable aeration regime in pedestrian zones and public spaces.
Materials and methods. Selection and chemical analysis of air specimens for toxic ingredients and anemometric surveys on highways and streets in a large city, modelling the process of dispersion of automobile emissions by green belts in an experimental site.
Results. The influence of planning and building techniques on the aeration regime and atmospheric air quality of urban streets was established. The gas-protective efficiency of green plantation strips of different designs has been determined. Formulas were proposed for calculating the reduction of carbon monoxide concentration by green plantation strips in pedestrian areas on urban roads and streets.
Conclusions. In areas of urban roads that are not connected to buildings, the most effective way to protect against gas emissions is to use dense planting strips. In built-up areas of city roads and streets, the maximum decrease in the concentration of ingredients in the pavement is observed when the height of the green belts is at the level of the middle floors of buildings. In areas of urban streets that are densely built up, the highest quality of air in pedestrian areas and public spaces is achieved by using planting strips with tall trunks and open undergrowth. In cities with low average annual wind speeds, street spaces are opened up on the windward side to reduce air pollution by using techniques such as end, point, and free-form construction.
About the Author
V. V. Balakin
Volgograd State Technical University (VSTU)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladimir V. Balakin — Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Construction and Operation of Transport Facilities, Institute of Architecture and Construction
1 Akademicheskaya st., Volgograd, 400074
RSCI AuthorID: 496764, Scopus: 7005080548
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