Kirkuk University Journal for Agricultural Sciences (KUJAS)

Role of green belt in reducing city ‎pollutants ‎

https://doi.org/10.58928/ku24.15318
Volume 15, Issue 3
Summer 2024
Page 146-152
Kirkuk University Journal for Agricultural Sciences (KUJAS)

Document Type : Review Paper

Authors

jaafar hussein hamad 1
Sada Nasif Jasim 2

1 Horticulture and Landscape Department, College of Agriculture ‎Engineering Sciences, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.‎

2 Dep. Horticulture .college of agriculture .University of Baghdad

Abstract
The article discusses the role of green belts in reducing pollutants ‎in cities. A green belt is a strip of land surrounding a city or ‎industrial area that is designed to reduce air pollution by ‎intercepting pollutants before the ycanspread ‎‎.further. the importance of green belts in reducing air pollution, ‎improving air quality, and promoting a healthy environment. the ‎design and management of green belts, including the selection ‎of plant species, planting patterns, and maintenance ‎practices. It emphasizes the importance of choosing plants that ‎are tolerant of air pollution and can effectively absorb ‎pollutants. the importance of meteorological conditions in ‎regulating the transport and dispersion of pollutants in the ‎atmosphere. It needs for a comprehensive approach to air ‎pollution control, including the use of green belts, emission ‎reduction technologies, and pollution monitoring systems. ‎Overall, the importance of green belts in reducing air pollution ‎and promoting a healthy environment. It needs for a ‎comprehensive approach to air pollution control and the ‎importance of choosing the right plant species and design for ‎effective pollution reduction.‎

Most parts of the world suffer from dust storms, desertification ‎phenomena and excessive increase in air pollutants with high ‎toxicity to humans and animals, and the increase of urban ‎areas at the expense of vegetation cover in an uncontrolled ‎manner in large cities has resulted in a significant imbalance in ‎the environmental balance(Jasim & Alfatlawi, 2023), which ‎led to extreme temperatures and the rate of rainfall which ‎increased the severity of climate phenomena, especially in ‎recent years

Keywords

Green Belt
Air Quality
Air Pollution
landscape
Urban planning
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