Soheila Khalili
Academic and research departments
Global Centre for Clean Air Research, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences.About
My research project
A holistic framework for assessing co-benefits of street-scale green infrastructure interventionsThe use of green infrastructures (GI) such as roadside hedges, trees, green walls, and roofs in urban areas is on the rise since they can help to abate the exposure to traffic emissions in roadside environments and offer many other co-benefits such as heat amelioration to reduce the impact of urban heat island, noise reduction and increased biodiversity. However, these benefits (including moderating air pollution) are very sensitive to local contexts and badly planned GI can make situations worse or achieve only limited co-benefits. This project will use a combination of experimental and modelling approaches to build such a framework. The student will undertake trial demonstrations, modify and apply existing models for pollution, noise and heat, and integrate their results to create a holistic framework for assessing the co-benefits of street-scale green infrastructure interventions.
Supervisors
The use of green infrastructures (GI) such as roadside hedges, trees, green walls, and roofs in urban areas is on the rise since they can help to abate the exposure to traffic emissions in roadside environments and offer many other co-benefits such as heat amelioration to reduce the impact of urban heat island, noise reduction and increased biodiversity. However, these benefits (including moderating air pollution) are very sensitive to local contexts and badly planned GI can make situations worse or achieve only limited co-benefits. This project will use a combination of experimental and modelling approaches to build such a framework. The student will undertake trial demonstrations, modify and apply existing models for pollution, noise and heat, and integrate their results to create a holistic framework for assessing the co-benefits of street-scale green infrastructure interventions.