The urban environment and the Green Infrastructure for sustainable and resilient cities
Principal interactions of trees with the air pollutants and their uptake (O3, PM)
Effects of the main air pollutants on plants
Role of BVOC emission in urban air quality
Carbon sequestration of urban trees
Models to estimate air quality improvement and ecosystem services
Choice of the best species to improve air quality and ecosystem services
Biomonitoring air pollution
Urban environment as simulation of climate change
Urban Plant Physiology: adaptation and mitigation of plants

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