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Aligning green infrastructure to sustainable development: A geographical contribution to an ongoing debate (2021)
Journal Article
De Vito, L., Staddon, C., Zuniga‐Teran, A. A., Gerlak, A. K., Schoeman, Y., Hart, A., & Booth, G. (2022). Aligning green infrastructure to sustainable development: A geographical contribution to an ongoing debate. Area, 54(2), 242-251. https://doi.org/10.1111/area.12764

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.

Characteristics of real-world gaseous exhaust emissions from cars in heterogeneous traffic conditions (2021)
Journal Article
Kuppili, S. K., Dheeraj Alshetty, V., Diya, M., Shiva Nagendra, S. M., Ramadurai, G., Ramesh, A., …De Vito, L. (2021). Characteristics of real-world gaseous exhaust emissions from cars in heterogeneous traffic conditions. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 95, 102855. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2021.102855

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
Fremantle, K., De Vito, L., Williams, B., & Longhurst, J. (2022). A framework for assessing the contribution of UK local authorities toward compliance with the EU ambient air quality directive. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 65(2), 356-373. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2021.1888698

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
Maji, K. J., Namdeo, A., Bell, M., Goodman, P., Nagendra, S. M., Barnes, J. H., …Alshetty, D. (2021). Unprecedented reduction in air pollution and corresponding short-term premature mortality associated with COVID-19 lockdown in Delhi, India. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, 71(9), 1085-1101. https://doi.org/10.1080/10962247.2021.1905104

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.