One of the greatest threats to cities that are dynamically developing all over the world is air pollution. It causes numerous problems, including the most severe ones, which concern the health of residents. It is estimated that there are around 600 thousand early deaths associated with smog in Europe. This leads to a loss of around 1,6 billion dollars for European economies. These numbers show just how significant the fight against this threat really is. The article below presents solutions that have been introduced by architects in order to aid the residents of cities in their struggle with polluted air over the past several years, in the form of a review. It also presents designs that are in their experimental stages and which show potential for application.

Jednym z największych zagrożeń dla dynamicznie rozwijających się na całym świecie miast jest skażenie powietrza. Powoduję ono wiele problemów, na czele z najpoważniejszymi, dotyczącymi zdrowia mieszkańców. Szacuje się, że w samej Europie dochodzi do ok. 600 tysięcy przedwczesnych zgonów spowodowanych smogiem. Przekłada się to na ok 1,6 biliona dolarów straty dla europejskich gospodarek. Liczby te pokazują jak istotna jest walka z tym zagrożeniem. Poniższy artykuł w sposób przeglądowy pokazuje rozwiązania, które zostały wprowadzone przez architektów w ciągu ostatnich lat, aby wspomóc mieszkańców miast w zmaganiach z zanieczyszczonym powietrzem. Prezentuje też projekty będące w fazie eksperymentalnej, posiadające potencjał wdrożeniowy.

Architectural methods of fighting air pollution

Abstract

One of the greatest threats to cities that are dynamically developing all over the world is air pollution. It causes numerous problems, including the most severe ones, which concern the health of residents. It is estimated that there are around 600 thousand early deaths associated with smog in Europe. This leads to a loss of around 1,6 billion dollars for European economies. These numbers show just how significant the fight against this threat really is. The article below presents solutions that have been introduced by architects in order to aid the residents of cities in their struggle with polluted air over the past several years, in the form of a review. It also presents designs that are in their experimental stages and which show potential for application.