Soheila Khalili
Academic and research departments
Global Centre for Clean Air Research, 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.
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.
My qualifications
Sustainable development goals
My research interests are related to the following:
Publications
Highlights
Khalili, S., Jones, L., & Kumar, P. (2026). Microclimatic performance of greening against urban overheating: a multiseasonal analysis using in-situ monitoring and satellite data. Environment International, 110452.
Khalili, S., Jones, L., Pfautsch, S., & Kumar, P. (2026). Quantifying the benefits of parks for mitigating heat, air and noise pollution to inform climate-resilient planning. City and Environment Interactions 31, 100407.
Sahani, J., Biswal, A., Dwivedi, A. K., Khalili, S., Sun, H., de Fatima Andrade, M., ... & Kumar, P. (2026). Quantifying the co-benefits of a tropical urban park in São Paulo through integrated mobile and stationary monitoring. City and Environment Interactions 30, 100360.
Khalili, S., Kumar, P., & Jones, L. (2024). Evaluating the benefits of urban green infrastructure: Methods, indicators, and gaps. Heliyon 10(19), e38446.
Kumar, P., Debele, S. E., Khalili, S., Halios, C. H., Sahani, J., Aghamohammadi, N., ... & Jones, L. (2024). Urban heat mitigation by green and blue infrastructure: Drivers, effectiveness, and future needs. The Innovation 5(2), 100588.
Kumar, P., Debele, S., Tiwari, A., Abhijith, K. V., Sahani, J., & Khalili, S. (2024). Urban green infrastructure. In Resilient Urban Environments: Planning for Livable Cities (pp. 189-218). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
Kumar, P., Corada Perez, K., Biswal, A., Sun, H., Dwivedi, A. K., Hama, S., Khalili, S., Ahlawat, A., Andrade, M. de F. et al.. Overlooked Considerations in Prescribing Green and Blue Infrastructure Solutions for Urban Environments. The Innovation 7(5), 101184.
Khalili, S., Fayaz, R., & Zolfaghari, S. A. (2022). Analyzing outdoor thermal comfort conditions in a university campus in hot-arid climate: A case study in Birjand, Iran. Urban Climate 43, 101128.