Air Pollution in the Mega-cities

Air Pollution in Mega Cities: A Case Study of Istanbul

A megacity is defined by the United Nations as a metropolitan area with a total population of more than 10 million people. This chapter provides a brief introduction to the air pollution in megacities worldwide. This is an extensive topic and brings together recent comprehensive reviews from particular megacities. We have here highlighted the air quality in megacities that are of particular rel...

Air Pollution with Asbestos in Several Cities in Romania

Review comments on “How to improve the air quality over mega-cities in China

Review comments on “How to improve the air quality over mega-cities in China? – Pollution characterization and source analysis in Shanghai before, during, and after the 2010 World Expo” by Huang et al. This manuscript provides an important study on the PM2.5 pollution in Shanghai before, during, and after the 2010 World Expo. The topic is applicable for Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics; howeve...

New urbanism approach and urban space in mega cities

New Urbanism design principles have been adopted for many urban planning efforts in recent years. The purpose of this paper is studding the structure and space of Shahid Beheshti Square as one of the most important and old squares of Tabriz from the view of new urbanism principals. In order to reaching this purpose the data were collected through a questionnaire distributed among peoples that a...

Spatiotemporal Analysis of Indian Mega Cities

Urbanization is arguably the most dramatic form of highly irreversible land transformation. While urbanization is a worldwide phenomenon, it is exceptionally dynamic in India, where unprecedented urban growth rates have occurred over the last 30 years. In this uncontrolled explosive situation city planning lacks of data and information to measure, monitor, understand urban sprawl processes. The...