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The rhetoric and realities of integrating air quality into the local transport planning process in English local authorities (2012)
Journal Article

Regardless of its intent and purposes, the first decade of the Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) framework had little or no effect in reducing traffic-related air pollution in the UK. Apart from the impact of increased traffic volumes, the major fa... Read More about The rhetoric and realities of integrating air quality into the local transport planning process in English local authorities.

The rhetoric and realities of integrating air quality into local transport planning process (2012)
Journal Article

Regardless of its intent and purposes, the first decade of the Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) framework had little or no effect in reducing traffic-related air pollution in the UK. Apart from the impact of increased traffic volumes, the major fa... Read More about The rhetoric and realities of integrating air quality into local transport planning process.

Urban Transport XVIII: Urban transport and the environment in the 21st century (2012)
Book

This book contains the seventeenth proceedings of the annually held international conference on Urban Transport and the Environment.
The continuing requirements for better urban transport systems in general and the need for a healthier environment h... Read More about Urban Transport XVIII: Urban transport and the environment in the 21st century.

Air quality action planning: Barriers to remediation in local air quality management (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Presentation

Managing air quality in the Niger delta (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Managing transport induced urban air quality – A review of British experience (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Developing an emission inventory of air pollutants and GHGs from residential sources in the Niger Delta (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Mediating consultation: insights from private sector consultants involved in air quality consultations (2012)
Journal Article

Environmental consultants act as intermediaries between clients (public and private sector) and stakeholders (both statutory and non-statutory), presenting information and arguments on behalf of clients to stakeholders and gathering stakeholders' vie... Read More about Mediating consultation: insights from private sector consultants involved in air quality consultations.

Framing air pollution as a major health risk in Lagos, Nigeria (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper provides an overview of the emergent public health risks attributable to air pollution in Lagos and solutions to reduce them. Growing evidence has substantiated a causal relationship between air pollution and mortality, hospital admissions... Read More about Framing air pollution as a major health risk in Lagos, Nigeria.

Air pollution XX (2012)
Book

Air pollution is one of the most challenging problems facing the international community; it is widespread and growing in importance, and has clear and known impacts on health and the environment. The human need for transport, manufactured goods and... Read More about Air pollution XX.

Air quality action planning: Barriers to remediation in local air quality management (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper explores the operation of air quality action planning within the framework of UK air quality management with particular reference to the key actors and actions. The paper examines the intentions of action planning policy and reflects on th... Read More about Air quality action planning: Barriers to remediation in local air quality management.

International initiatives on low carbon cities: Pathways towards a low carbon city (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Process efficiency and outcome effectiveness in the United Kingdom's local air quality management regime (2011)
Journal Article

The UK's Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) commences with a Review and Assessment which may lead to the declaration of an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) where an exceedence of the Air Quality Objectives is confirmed. A declaration initiates the... Read More about Process efficiency and outcome effectiveness in the United Kingdom's local air quality management regime.

Assessing the potential for local action to achieve EU limit values (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Presentation

Spatial variations in airborne microorganism and endotoxin concentrations at green waste composting facilities (2011)
Journal Article

The emission and dispersal of bioaerosols from open-air commercial composting facilities continues to be contentious. A meta-dataset enumerating cultivable microorganism emission and downwind concentrations is not yet available. A dataset derived fro... Read More about Spatial variations in airborne microorganism and endotoxin concentrations at green waste composting facilities.

Improving road transport-related air quality in England through joint working between Environmental Health Officers and Transport Planners (2011)
Journal Article

In this paper the necessity for effective joint working arrangements between Environmental Health Officers and Transport Planners is demonstrated as a fundamental prerequisite for successful management of traffic-related air quality in English local... Read More about Improving road transport-related air quality in England through joint working between Environmental Health Officers and Transport Planners.

Evaluation of inflammatory effects of airborne endotoxin emitted from composting sources (2011)
Journal Article

Because of the lack of effective methodology, the biological effects of environmental endotoxin have not been assessed. Here we have collected and measured airborne endotoxin at different locations around composting sites. Increased endotoxin concent... Read More about Evaluation of inflammatory effects of airborne endotoxin emitted from composting sources.

Assessing the potential for local action to achieve EU limit values (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Despite 14 years of UK Local Air Quality Management (LAQM), ambient NO concentrations have not decreased as expected. Although NO concentrations decreased from 1996 to 2002-4, this trend has subsequently levelled off. The UK Government has failed t... Read More about Assessing the potential for local action to achieve EU limit values.

Envisioning the future: A methodology for city scale carbon management (2011)
Journal Article

Air pollution XIX (2011)
Book