Air Quality Management Resource Centre

Greening the fleet: A spatial analysis of the local and global emission factors of the car fleet of the United Kingdom (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper provides a spatial comparison of the carbon dioxide (mean grams of CO2 per kilometre) and the nitrogen oxide (mean grams of NOx per kilometre) emissions factors of the car fleets registered across the local authorities of the United Kingdo... Read More about Greening the fleet: A spatial analysis of the local and global emission factors of the car fleet of the United Kingdom.

A spatial typology of car usage and its local determinants in England (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper presents an initial classification of Middle layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs) in England based on their car ownership, car usage and relevant local characteristics. Whilst a long lineage of widely used geodemographic classifications exist... Read More about A spatial typology of car usage and its local determinants in England.

Beyond nudge and improving transport infrastructure: the real task of tackling poor air quality (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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Understanding parents’ school travel choices: A qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework (2016)
Journal Article

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Traffic related air pollution is detrimental to health and creates a substantial attributable mortality burden. It is suggested that a shift from motorised transport to active forms of travel will therefore have significant health... Read More about Understanding parents’ school travel choices: A qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework.

What has been achieved in the 60 years since the first Clean Air Act? (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

2016 marks 60 years since the first UK Clean Air Act. This presentation considers the factors contributing to successful management of air quality and the factors that act as barriers to progress. The public health catastrophe of the 1952 Londo... Read More about What has been achieved in the 60 years since the first Clean Air Act?.

The air pollution-transport divide: Why after two decades of statutory obligations is road transport derived air pollution not declining? (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Road transport is the principal cause of air pollution in over 95% of legally designated “Air Quality Management Areas” in the UK. Current estimates are that over 50,000 deaths a year can be attributed to air pollution in this country – between 15 a... Read More about The air pollution-transport divide: Why after two decades of statutory obligations is road transport derived air pollution not declining?.

Mapping household direct energy consumption in the United Kingdom to provide a new perspective on energy justice (2016)
Journal Article

Targets for reductions in carbon emissions and energy use are often framed solely in terms of percentage reductions. However, the amount of energy used by households varies greatly, with some using considerably more than others and, therefore, potent... Read More about Mapping household direct energy consumption in the United Kingdom to provide a new perspective on energy justice.

Financial implications of car use and the drive to work: A social and spatial distributional analysis using income data and area classifications (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Using new datasets from the UK Department of Transport that permit the calculation of annual fuel costs and Vehicle Excise Duty for all private motor vehicles under 3.5 tonnes in Great Britain, this paper presents an analysis on variations in househo... Read More about Financial implications of car use and the drive to work: A social and spatial distributional analysis using income data and area classifications.

Financial implications of car ownership and use (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper presents a new perspective on assessing the financial impacts of private car usage in England and Wales, using novel datasets to explore implications of motoring costs (Vehicle Excise Duty and road fuel costs) for households as part of the... Read More about Financial implications of car ownership and use.

An introduction to theories of behaviour (2016)
Book Chapter

An critical introduction to 'classical' theories of behaviour, including their historical context - including Theory of Planned Behaviour, Theory of Reasoned Action and Theory of Interpersonal Bhaviour

Progress with air quality management in the 60 years since the UK clean air act, 1956. Lessons, failures, challenges and opportunities (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 WIT Press, www.witpress.com. This paper explores the challenges, opportunities and progress made with managing air quality since the United Kingdom parliament passed the Clean Air Act, 1956. It seeks to identify the factors contributing to suc... Read More about Progress with air quality management in the 60 years since the UK clean air act, 1956. Lessons, failures, challenges and opportunities.

Use of a novel dataset to explore spatial and social variations in car type, size, usage and emissions (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 The Authors. The 'MOT' vehicle inspection test record dataset recently released by the UK Department for Transport (DfT) provides the ability to estimate annual mileage figures for every individual light duty vehicle greater than 3 years old w... Read More about Use of a novel dataset to explore spatial and social variations in car type, size, usage and emissions.

Understanding car ownership elasticities in England and Wales: Advancing the evidence base with new data sources (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This study presents global and local models explaining household car ownership elasticity in England and Wales based on new datasets from Experian household median income and 2011 Census released by UK Government agencies. Latest empirical evidence o... Read More about Understanding car ownership elasticities in England and Wales: Advancing the evidence base with new data sources.

Flexi-mobility: Helping local authorities unlock low carbon travel? (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper sets out eight key contentions about the need to re-think transport policy that emerged from three years of quantitative and qualitative research into people’s travel practices. Based on these contentions we suggest the need for a ‘toolk... Read More about Flexi-mobility: Helping local authorities unlock low carbon travel?.

Air pollution and energy use in England and Wales - A social and environmental justice analysis (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A Study of ozone concentrations and trends across Europe: 1996-2010 (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A study of ozone concentrations and trends across Europe: 1996-2010 (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Summary This study reviews ozone concentrations from rural monitoring stations across Europe between 1996 and 2010 across a range of statistics with regard to the various objectives, target values and thresholds established by the 2008 Ambient Air Q... Read More about A study of ozone concentrations and trends across Europe: 1996-2010.

A study of ozone exposure across Europe: 2004–2010 (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Summary This study presents an assessment of exposure to ozone exceedences across Europe using a new methodology based around the Eurostat degree of urbanisation (DEGURBA) classification, which provides the ability to categorise exposure into ‘Urban... Read More about A study of ozone exposure across Europe: 2004–2010.

Variations in car type, size, usage and emissions across Great Britain and relationships with socio-demographic characteristics (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper is an early output from the EPSRC/RCUK Energy Programme project, MOT (Motoring and vehicle Ownership Trends in the UK). The MOT test record dataset recently released by the Department for Transport provides the ability to estimate annual m... Read More about Variations in car type, size, usage and emissions across Great Britain and relationships with socio-demographic characteristics.