Dr Laura De Vito's Outputs (24)

Embedding citizens within airborne microplastic and microfibre research (2023)
Journal Article

Microplastics are ubiquitous in our environment but their presence in air is less well understood. Homes are likely a key source of airborne microplastics and microfibres to the environment owing to the frequent use and storage of plastics and textil... Read More about Embedding citizens within airborne microplastic and microfibre research.

Another brick in the wall? The case for embedded foresight (2023)
Report

Foresight can support policymakers to address long-term goals and navigate uncertainty in a context of poly- and perma-crisis. Common foresight methods like scenario planning and horizon scanning are commonly deployed to anticipate future risks and o... Read More about Another brick in the wall? The case for embedded foresight.

Policy fellowship schemes as a vehicle for co-production – insights from Welsh Government Fellowships (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper

Engagement between academic researchers and policy makers is becoming increasingly common. Although approaches to the so-called Science-Policy Interface (SPI) can vary substantially – based on disciplines, different degrees of engagement and focus on... Read More about Policy fellowship schemes as a vehicle for co-production – insights from Welsh Government Fellowships.

Bristol advisory committee on climate change: One City climate strategy progress review - February 2023 (2023)
Report

This report from the Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change (BACCC) reviews citywide progress on tackling the climate crisis and concludes that, although there is some positive progress, the city is still way off meeting its 2030 carbon neutra... Read More about Bristol advisory committee on climate change: One City climate strategy progress review - February 2023.

Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change. Annual report year 2 (2022)
Report

Aligning green infrastructure to sustainable development: A geographical contribution to an ongoing debate (2021)
Journal Article

Blue and green infrastructure (BGI) is increasingly viewed as a promising solution to promoting a shift beyond traditionally engineered “grey” approaches towards more socially and environmentally sustainable infrastructure systems. The specific insig... Read More about Aligning green infrastructure to sustainable development: A geographical contribution to an ongoing debate.

UK industries decarbonisation report - 20 September (2021)
Report

Characteristics of real-world gaseous exhaust emissions from cars in heterogeneous traffic conditions (2021)
Journal Article

In this study, researchers have explored real-world driving conditions and developed emission factors for 58 passenger cars using on-board emission measurement technique while driving on five different routes in Delhi. The measured average emission f... Read More about Characteristics of real-world gaseous exhaust emissions from cars in heterogeneous traffic conditions.

A framework for assessing the contribution of UK local authorities toward compliance with the EU ambient air quality directive (2021)
Journal Article

Implementation outcomes of the Ambient Air Quality Directive (AAQD) (2008/50/EC)) are weak across European Union (EU) member states. In the UK, Local Authorities (LAs) must work toward reducing air pollution, however, means of assessing the extent an... Read More about A framework for assessing the contribution of UK local authorities toward compliance with the EU ambient air quality directive.

Unprecedented reduction in air pollution and corresponding short-term premature mortality associated with COVID-19 lockdown in Delhi, India (2021)
Journal Article

Countries around the world introduced strict restrictions on movement and activities known as ‘lockdowns’ to restrict the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from the end of 2019. A sudden improvement in air quality was observed global... Read More about Unprecedented reduction in air pollution and corresponding short-term premature mortality associated with COVID-19 lockdown in Delhi, India.

Analysis of various transport modes to evaluate personal exposure to PM2.5 pollution in Delhi (2020)
Journal Article

Access to detailed comparisons of the air quality variations encountered when commuting through a city offers the urban traveller more informed choice on how to minimise personal exposure to inhalable pollutants. In this study we report on an experim... Read More about Analysis of various transport modes to evaluate personal exposure to PM2.5 pollution in Delhi.

Annual report on year one - Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change (2020)
Report

Exactly one year following its establishment, the Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change (BACCC) has published the Annual Report on Year One to review its first year of operations and key contributions to Bristol’s response to the climate emerg... Read More about Annual report on year one - Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change.

Cleaner air for Scotland – Air quality public attitudes & behaviour review – Final report (2020)
Report

The legacy of COVID-19: Lessons and challenges for city-scale air quality management in the UK (2020)
Journal Article

The lockdown enforced by the UK Government to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has led to an unparalleled reduction in traffic volumes and significant drop in nitrogen dioxide concentrations in most cities, although the picture emerging fro... Read More about The legacy of COVID-19: Lessons and challenges for city-scale air quality management in the UK.

Implementing the water framework directive and tackling diffuse pollution from agriculture: Lessons from England and Scotland (2020)
Journal Article

Tackling diffuse pollution from agriculture is a key challenge for governments seeking to implement the European Union's Water Framework Directive (WFD). In the research literature, how best to integrate and align effective measures for tackling diff... Read More about Implementing the water framework directive and tackling diffuse pollution from agriculture: Lessons from England and Scotland.

Challenges of mainstreaming green infrastructure in built environment professions (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019, © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Green infrastructure (GI) has been identified as a promising approach to help cities adapt to climate change through the provision of multiple ecosyst... Read More about Challenges of mainstreaming green infrastructure in built environment professions.

Air pollution in Delhi: A review of past and current policy approaches (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Delhi National Capital Region (Delhi NCR) is facing serious challenges linked to worrying levels of air pollution (mainly NO2, PM10 and PM2.5). The CADTIME prject (Clean Air in Delhi through Implementation, Mitigation and Engagement) aims to understa... Read More about Air pollution in Delhi: A review of past and current policy approaches.

Qualitative Assessment of Link Between Exposure to Noise and Air Pollution, and Socioeconomic Status (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

EU multilevel governance and air quality management in the UK (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Presentation delivered at the EGPA Conference 2018

Analysing air pollution and its management through the lens of the UN sustainable development goals: A review and assessment (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper provides a high-level assessment of the causes and impacts of air pollution and its management through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through a literature review and expert assessment process the impac... Read More about Analysing air pollution and its management through the lens of the UN sustainable development goals: A review and assessment.