Structure: Urban green infrastructure

Air quality problems take place most commonly in urban areas. Urban green infrastructure includes natural ecosystems as well as man-built green environments such as parks. In Finland cities are not very intensively built and commonly natural ecosystems are found relatively near city centres.

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