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Yang Yang
Bio: Yang Yang is an academic researcher from University of Hong Kong. The author has contributed to research in topics: Low-impact development & Storm Water Management Model. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 12 publications receiving 160 citations.
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TL;DR: This study proposes a method for formulating suitable sizing criteria for multi-objective stormwater management and shows that the required area of BCs increases non-linearly with increased performance targets.
59 citations
30 Mar 2018
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarized several exposure assessment methods which have been applied in estimating the associations between PM components and adverse health effects in epidemiological studies in living and work place.
Abstract: A number of studies have provided evidence on the association between particulate matter (PM) and adverse health effects. However, PM is a mix of heterogeneous composition that varies greatly by season and region. Epidemiological studies rely primarily on spatial variation of the air pollutants to estimate the associations between exposure to air pollutants and health effects. Since PM components exhibit a great deal of spatial variability, additional monitoring campaign and more refined exposure models are still needed. To our knowledge, the exposure assessment methods for PM components in epidemiological studies haven’t been reviewed. Hence, in this review, we summarize several exposure assessment methods which have been applied in estimating the associations between PM components and adverse health effects in epidemiological studies. Many concerns have been accumulated on the potential health effects of PM components with very little evidence focusing on the exposure assessment of PM components in living and work place. Thus, it is quite important to develop exposure models that cover both outdoor and indoor environments for PM components.
36 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a modified storm water management model (SWMM-LID-GW) is proposed to simulate the hydrological processes of low impact development practices in shallow groundwater.
35 citations
TL;DR: A relative performance evaluation method is adopted to assess the various hydro-environmental impacts of LID alternatives in small urban catchments and suggests that a green roof that covers the whole catchment is as effective as a bioretention cell that covers 3%-5% of the catchment in terms of stormwater management.
31 citations
TL;DR: Heat-related risks and AFs increased continuously for total respiratory, pneumonia and COPD hospitalizations during the past 17 years in Hong Kong, indicating an increased susceptibility to heat but a decreased susceptibility to cold for respiratory hospitalizations.
27 citations
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TL;DR: A critical review of the literature concerning nature-based solutions for Hydro-meteorological risk reduction and identifying current knowledge gaps and future research prospects is presented in this article. But, the review process presented in this paper started by sourcing 1608 articles from Scopus and 1431 articles from the Web of Science.
Abstract: . Hydro-meteorological risks due to natural hazards such as severe floods, storm surges, landslides and droughts are causing impacts on different sectors of society. Such risks are expected to become worse given projected changes in climate, degradation of ecosystems, population growth and urbanisation. In this respect, nature-based solutions (NBSs) have emerged
as effective means to respond to such challenges. A NBS is a term used for
innovative solutions that are based on natural processes and ecosystems to
solve different types of societal and environmental challenges. The present
paper provides a critical review of the literature concerning NBSs for
hydro-meteorological risk reduction and identifies current knowledge gaps
and future research prospects. There has been a considerable growth of
scientific publications on this topic, with a more significant rise taking
place from 2007 onwards. Hence, the review process presented in this paper
starts by sourcing 1608 articles from Scopus and 1431 articles from the Web of
Science. The full analysis was performed on 146 articles. The analysis
confirmed that numerous advancements in the area of NBSs have been achieved
to date. These solutions have already proven to be valuable in providing
sustainable, cost-effective, multi-purpose and flexible means for
hydro-meteorological risk reduction. However, there are still many areas
where further research and demonstration are needed in order to promote
their upscaling and replication and to make them become mainstream
solutions.
160 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the effectiveness of low impact development (LID) in the mitigation of urban flood is analyzed to identify their limitations and further research on the success of these techniques in urban flood mitigation planning is also recommended.
148 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a critical review of the state of science from a public health perspective is conducted, focusing on green spaces and air pollution, and the most recent reviews differentiate three mitigation mechanisms of green spaces for PM: deposition, dispersion and modification.
98 citations
TL;DR: It is found that PP and BCs could significantly reduce runoff volume and peak discharge in response to rainfall events with short return period, but not for heavy storms with longer return period.
91 citations
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology1, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna2, Leibniz Association3, Free University of Berlin4, University of Koblenz and Landau5, Dresden University of Technology6, University of Otago7, Spanish National Research Council8, Kōchi University9
TL;DR: This synthesis paper discusses how to strengthen the role of ecological modeling in supporting environmental management decisions with a focus on methodological aspects, and identifies six requirements that are important to increase the usefulness of ecological models for management support.
89 citations