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The impacts of road transport on air quality in the Greater Manchester region, UK: Policies towards a sustainable transport system (1998)
Journal Article
Conlan, D. E., Rayfield, D., Longhurst, J., Ramsden, P. S., Dinsdale, J. A., & Elliott, R. M. (1998). The impacts of road transport on air quality in the Greater Manchester region, UK: Policies towards a sustainable transport system. Environmentalist, 18(1), 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1006581000168

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.

Urban sustainability: Problems facing the 'local' approach to carbon-reduction strategies (1998)
Journal Article
Gibbs, D. C., McEvoy, D., & Longhurst, J. W. S. (1998). Urban sustainability: Problems facing the 'local' approach to carbon-reduction strategies. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 16(4), 423-431. https://doi.org/10.1068/c160423

Urban policies which include energy and environmental objectives are seen as potentially effective instruments in the quest for urban sustainability. Recent consensus is that the modern city region forms an important focal point for assessment and im... Read More about Urban sustainability: Problems facing the 'local' approach to carbon-reduction strategies.