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dc.contributor.author | AERTS, Raf | - |
dc.contributor.author | Bruffaerts, Nicolas | - |
dc.contributor.author | Somers, Ben | - |
dc.contributor.author | Demoury, Claire | - |
dc.contributor.author | PLUSQUIN, Michelle | - |
dc.contributor.author | NAWROT, Tim | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hendrickx, Marijke | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-04T07:45:36Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-01-04T07:45:36Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.date.submitted | 2021-01-04T07:39:58Z | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Landscape and Urban Planning, 207 (Art N° 104001) | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0169-2046 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/33023 | - |
dc.description.abstract | • We studied allergy risks (AR) of 18 green spaces in Brussels, Belgium. • We examined present and possible future AR across contrasting scenarios. • Increased tree allergenic potential resulted in 11-27% higher AR. • Increased pollen season duration resulted in 44% higher AR. • AR increased by 99% in combined scenarios despite preventive tree removal. A R T I C L E I N F O Keywords: Climate change Index of allergenicity Urban green areas Urban parks Allergenic trees Allergy risk scenarios A B S T R A C T Urban green spaces may improve human health and well-being. However, green spaces may also emit allergenic pollen and these may trigger asthma, allergic disease, and respiratory infections. How allergy risks in green spaces may be modified by environmental change is still not widely understood. This study analyzed tree inventory data of 18 urban green spaces (5940 trees; 278 taxa; 93 ha) in the Brussels Capital Region, Belgium. We investigated present tree pollen allergy risk (AR) and changes in AR driven by changes in tree species composition , allergenic potential and pollen season duration. AR was estimated by calculating the allergenicity index I UGZA (range 0-1, 1 worst) for the present situation and 13 scenarios. The average AR was 0.08 (SD 0.05; range 0.002-0.17). The AR increased by 11-27% in increased allergenic potential scenarios, and by 44% in the increased pollen season duration scenario. Preventive removal of birch, hazel and alder reduced the AR by 13%. The AR increased by 99-111% in combined scenarios with and without preventive removal of the main allergenic taxa. These findings indicate that tree pollen allergy risks could considerably rise when ongoing environmental changes lead to a combination of longer pollen seasons, increased pollen allergen potency, and increased sensitization for one or more species. The preventive removal of the main allergenic tree species cannot sufficiently counter allergy risks caused by other species and that are amplified by environmental change, highlighting the importance of careful tree species selection in urban green space policy and planning. | - |
dc.description.sponsorship | The authors acknowledge Leefmilieu Brussel/Bruxelles Environment for providing green space tree data. The tree icon in the Supplementary material and the icons in the graphical abstract were made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com and is used under a Flaticon Basic License (with attribution). | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | ELSEVIER | - |
dc.rights | 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. | - |
dc.subject.other | Climate change | - |
dc.subject.other | Index of allergenicity | - |
dc.subject.other | Urban green areas | - |
dc.subject.other | Urban parks | - |
dc.subject.other | Allergenic trees | - |
dc.subject.other | Allergy risk scenarios | - |
dc.title | Tree pollen allergy risks and changes across scenarios in urban green spaces in Brussels, Belgium | - |
dc.type | Journal Contribution | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 207 | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.jcat | A1 | - |
local.publisher.place | RADARWEG 29, 1043 NX AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS | - |
local.type.refereed | Refereed | - |
local.type.specified | Article | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.artnr | 104001 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.104001 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000604739100006 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1872-6062 | - |
local.provider.type | - | |
local.uhasselt.international | no | - |
item.validation | ecoom 2022 | - |
item.fulltext | With Fulltext | - |
item.accessRights | Open Access | - |
item.fullcitation | AERTS, Raf; Bruffaerts, Nicolas; Somers, Ben; Demoury, Claire; PLUSQUIN, Michelle; NAWROT, Tim & Hendrickx, Marijke (2021) Tree pollen allergy risks and changes across scenarios in urban green spaces in Brussels, Belgium. In: Landscape and Urban Planning, 207 (Art N° 104001). | - |
item.contributor | AERTS, Raf | - |
item.contributor | Bruffaerts, Nicolas | - |
item.contributor | Somers, Ben | - |
item.contributor | Demoury, Claire | - |
item.contributor | PLUSQUIN, Michelle | - |
item.contributor | NAWROT, Tim | - |
item.contributor | Hendrickx, Marijke | - |
crisitem.journal.issn | 0169-2046 | - |
crisitem.journal.eissn | 1872-6062 | - |
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