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http://dx.doi.org/10.13047/KJEE.2020.34.5.466

The Effect of the Green Space in Roadside and Building Height on the Mitigation of Concentration of Particulate Matters  

Hong, Suk-Hwan (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Pusan National Univ.)
Tian, Wanting (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Pusan National Univ.)
Ahn, Rosa (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Pusan National Univ.)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.34, no.5, 2020 , pp. 466-482 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study used 3D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in the ENVI-met program to investigate how particulate matters (PM) generated on roads disperse through adjacent urban neighborhoods according to the urban development pattern. An urban area centered on a six-lane road in the vicinity of Miryang City Hall in Gyeongnam Province was selected to simulate the effect of the green space and building height on the PM concentration. The ENVI-met model considered the presence of green space and different building heights (high/low) on both sides of the road to examine the dispersion of PM. The result showed that the area of high-rise buildings and green space had the lowest PM concentration dispersed to the adjacent area, followed by the area of high-rise buildings and no green space. In contrast, the PM concentration remained relatively high for low-rise buildings, regardless of the green space. The reason for the low PM concentration in the area with high-rise buildings was a strong building wind, which caused PM to disperse to the outside, lowering the PM concentration quickly. These results indicate that the PM can disperse faster, and the PM concentration remains low in the urban neighborhood. On the other hand, green space had no significant effect on reducing PM in the urban neighborhood. In particular, when there are low-rise buildings on both sides of the road, the green space has no effect on the PM concentration in the urban neighborhood. Since this study considered only the case of PM emitted from the road, future studies should investigate other factors to figure out the dispersion model of PM and conduct on-site experiments.
Keywords
BUILDING WIND; GREEN SPACE; ENVI-MET MODEL; DISPERSION MODEL OF PM;
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