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A methodology for estimation of vehicle emissions in an urban environment: An example from Greater Manchester (1998)
Journal Article

Road transport is a major contributor to urban air pollution. The introduction of local air quality management in the UK will require objective test procedures to evaluate and prioritise the air pollution benefits of existing transport systems and pr... Read More about A methodology for estimation of vehicle emissions in an urban environment: An example from Greater Manchester.

The impacts of road transport on air quality in the Greater Manchester region, UK: Policies towards a sustainable transport system (1998)
Journal Article

The transport-induced air quality problems of the Greater Manchester region are examined. The problems are defined in terms of economic and social factors leading to the development of a car-based economy. The impacts of transport emissions on the na... Read More about The impacts of road transport on air quality in the Greater Manchester region, UK: Policies towards a sustainable transport system.

The pedagogy of atmospheric issues and the UK Atmospheric Research and Information Centre's education programme (1997)
Journal Article

The pedagogy of atmospheric issues is identified in the context of environmental education in this paper. The UK Atmospheric Research and Information Centre (ARIC) has developed an education programme which has responded to the dynamic issues relatin... Read More about The pedagogy of atmospheric issues and the UK Atmospheric Research and Information Centre's education programme.

Moving towards sustainable development? Integrating economic development and the environment in local authorities (1996)
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The recent growth of interest in sustainable development has led to the incorporation of the concept into policy making at a variety of scales. In all cases particular emphasis is placed upon the local scale as the focus for the implementation of pol... Read More about Moving towards sustainable development? Integrating economic development and the environment in local authorities.

Procedures for the estimation of regional scale atmospheric emissions - An example from the North West region of England (1996)
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This paper considers the value of applying an alternative pro rata methodology to the estimation of atmospheric emissions from a given regional or local area. Such investigations into less time and resource intensive means of providing estimates in c... Read More about Procedures for the estimation of regional scale atmospheric emissions - An example from the North West region of England.

The introduction of local air quality management in the United Kingdom: A review and theoretical framework (1996)
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In the light of recent episodes of poor air quality in many of the U.K.'s major urban areas, concern has been expressed regarding the apparent inability of existing air quality control procedures to effectively tackle contemporary scenarios. As a res... Read More about The introduction of local air quality management in the United Kingdom: A review and theoretical framework.