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Regional variations in the implementation of the local air quality management process within Great Britain (2003)
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The UK National Air Quality Strategy has required local authorities to review and assess air quality in their area of jurisdiction and determine locations in their areas where concentrations of specific air quality pollutants are predicted to exceed... Read More about Regional variations in the implementation of the local air quality management process within Great Britain.

A comparative analysis of the air quality management challenges and capabilities in urban and rural english local authorities (2002)
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Local authorities in Great Britain have (in the main) completed their air quality review and assessments, the aim of the process being the identification of local hotspots where national air quality objectives are not likely to be met Across Great Br... Read More about A comparative analysis of the air quality management challenges and capabilities in urban and rural english local authorities.

Increasing visibility of speed cameras might increase deaths and injuries on roads (2002)
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A critical analysis of the process and outcomes of the first round of air quality reviews and assessments in Great Britain (2002)
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Designating air quality management areas (AQMAs) in the UK: Implications for securing UK air quality objectives (2002)
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Evaluation of a primary school drug drama project: Methodological issues and key findings (2001)
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This paper describes the impact evaluation of a primary school drug drama project developed by a health promotion service and a theatre's education department in England. The project targeted 10-11 year olds in 41 schools with an interactive drama pr... Read More about Evaluation of a primary school drug drama project: Methodological issues and key findings.

A preliminary analysis of the linkages between air quality management and transport planning policies in a sample of English highways authorities (2001)
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This paper considers the evolution of the local transport planning process and examines a sample of nine county-scale areas with regard to the integration of air quality issues within the transport planning process over the last 3 years. It concludes... Read More about A preliminary analysis of the linkages between air quality management and transport planning policies in a sample of English highways authorities.

Air quality management: Evolution of policy and practice in the UK as exemplified by the experience of English local government (2001)
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The air quality management (AQM) framework in the UK is designed to be an effects-based solution to air pollutants currently affecting human health. The AQM process has been legislated through The Environment Act 1995, which required the National Air... Read More about Air quality management: Evolution of policy and practice in the UK as exemplified by the experience of English local government.

Progress with implementing local air-quality management in rural areas of England (2001)
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Air quality in the UK, although vastly improved from the smogs of the 1950s, now faces a new set of challenges from a variety of sources and pollutants. Poor air quality has long been associated with urban areas, but it is becoming clear that many ru... Read More about Progress with implementing local air-quality management in rural areas of England.

Reducing residential carbon intensity: The new role for English local authorities (2001)
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The residential sector is a substantial source of CO2 in the UK, accounting for over 25 per cent of all end-use emissions. Improvements in energy efficiency are often cited as important elements of carbon reduction packages, with policy-makers emphas... Read More about Reducing residential carbon intensity: The new role for English local authorities.

Prioritising for healthy schools activities: An initial review exercise (2000)
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This paper focuses on one aspect of Health Promotion Service Avon's Schools for Health Project 1997/98, which is the development, implementation, analysis and evaluation of an initial review questionnaire completed by teachers, non-teaching staff, pa... Read More about Prioritising for healthy schools activities: An initial review exercise.

Reducing the speed limit to 20 mph in urban areas (2000)
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Regulation and practice of local air quality management in England's major urban areas (2000)
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City-regions and the development of sustainable energy-supply systems (2000)
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To achieve the CO2 reductions deemed necessary to limit the impact of adverse climate change will require real changes in the way we both use and supply energy. Although explicit international and national frameworks are necessary to facilitate reduc... Read More about City-regions and the development of sustainable energy-supply systems.

The employment implications of a low-carbon economy (2000)
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The threat of global warming and unacceptable levels of unemployment are two items high on policy agendas in the 1990s. Increasing emphasis on 'sustainable development' ensures that debate surrounding the relationship between jobs and the environment... Read More about The employment implications of a low-carbon economy.

Assessing the employment implications of a sustainable energy system: A methodological overview (2000)
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The traditional economic view of environmental protection acting against the interests of employment is now challenged as outdated and false, with studies in environmental economic literature increasingly promoting the positive links between the two.... Read More about Assessing the employment implications of a sustainable energy system: A methodological overview.

Health promotion in the medical curriculum: Enhancing its potential (2000)
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Summary. The medical profession has a central role in contributing to public health. An expanding role for doctors in terms of health is clearly indicated by their anticipated contributions to health improvement programmes, primary care groups, healt... Read More about Health promotion in the medical curriculum: Enhancing its potential.

Joint working within local government: Air quality as a case-study (2000)
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Air quality management (AQM) is a process of environmental control that must be embedded within a wide range of policy areas, from local-scale initiatives to international treaties, if it is to be successful. Because of the integrative aspects of AQM... Read More about Joint working within local government: Air quality as a case-study.

Progress with the development and implementation of air quality management practices in urban areas of England (2000)
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Air quality management: challenges and solutions in delivering air quality action plans (2000)
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