Naslov (eng)

Air quality in Belgrade during 2025: seasonal dynamics, meteorological conditions, and the potential of urban forests and greenery in mitigating air pollution

Autor

Marković, Miroslava
Češljar, Goran
Konatar, Bojan
Mladenović, Katarina

Publisher

Opis (eng)

Abstract: Air pollution is one of the key environmental and public health problems of contemporary cities. The aim of this paper was to examine the seasonal dynamics of air pollution in Belgrade during 2025, with particular attention to the role of meteorological conditions and the potential of urban forests and green infrastructure in mitigating population exposure to pollution. The paper is based on a literature review and an analysis of publicly available secondary data, including additional sources on the structure and maintenance of urban greenery in Belgrade. The results indicate a pronounced seasonal variability in air quality, with dominant episodes of suspended particles during the colder part of the year and a greater importance of ground-level ozone during the warmer period. It was observed that meteorological conditions, particularly wind and air ventilation, play an important role in the formation and dispersion of air pollution episodes. The literature review shows that urban forests and green infrastructure can contribute to reducing population exposure to pollution, but that their effect depends on spatial scale, urban form, vegetation structure, and local climatic conditions. The most useful urban planting approach is not based on a single species, but on site-adapted combinations of tolerant trees with high leaf area and suitable crown architecture, including tree avenues and shade trees where ventilation is not obstructed. It is concluded that urban greenery represents an important complementary measure, but not a substitute for reducing emissions at the source.

Opis (srp)

Sažetak: Zagađenje vazduha predstavlja jedan od ključnih ekoloških i javnozdravstvenih problema savremenih gradova. Cilj ovog rada bio je da se sagleda sezonska dinamika aerozagađenja u Beogradu tokom 2025. godine, uz razmatranje uloge meteoroloških uslova i potencijala urbanih šuma i zelene infrastrukture u ublažavanju izloženosti zagađenju. Rad je zasnovan na pregledu literature i analizi javno dostupnih sekundarnih podataka, uključujući dodatne izvore o strukturi i održavanju urbanog zelenila u Beogradu. Rezultati ukazuju na izraženu sezonsku promenljivost kvaliteta vazduha, sa dominantnim epizodama suspendovanih čestica u hladnijem delu godine i većim značajem prizemnog ozona tokom toplijeg perioda. Uočeno je da meteorološki uslovi, naročito vetar i ventilacija vazduha, imaju važnu ulogu u formiranju i disperziji epizoda aerozagađenja. Pregled literature pokazuje da urbane šume i zelena infrastruktura mogu doprineti ublažavanju izloženosti stanovništva zagađenju, ali da njihov efekat zavisi od prostorne razmere, urbanog oblika, strukture vegetacije i lokalnih klimatskih uslova. Najkorisniji pristup ozelenjavanju ne zasniva se na jednoj vrsti, već na lokalno prilagođenim kombinacijama tolerantnih stabala sa velikom lisnom površinom i odgovarajućom arhitekturom krošnje, posebno u drvoredima i zelenim zonama u kojima se ne ometa ventilacija. Zaključuje se da urbano zelenilo predstavlja važnu dopunsku meru, ali ne i zamenu za smanjenje emisija na izvoru.

Jezik

engleski

Datum

2026

Licenca

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Predmet

Ključne reči: suspendovane čestice; prizemni ozon; drvoredi; zelene zone; stabla senke.

Keywords: particulate matter; ground-level ozone; tree avenues; green zones; shade trees.

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	o:6206	Zbornik Radova Instituta za šumarstvo
	o:1347	Radovi Instituta za šumarstvo