Air Quality Integrated Assessment: A European Perspective (springerbriefs In Applied Sciences And Technology)
by Giorgio Guariso /
2016 / English / PDF
4.1 MB Download
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.
This book reports on the results of an extended survey
conducted across Europe within the framework of the APPRAISAL
FP7 project to determine the extent to which an integrated
assessment approach to air quality is being adopted, on the one
hand, by regional and local authorities to develop air quality
plans and, on the other, by researchers. Following a detailed
analysis of the role and structure of the components of an
integrated assessment study, the results of the survey are
considered from a variety of perspectives. Above all, the book
discusses the new light the survey sheds on emission abatement
policies and measures planned at regional and local scales, and
on their synergies/trade-offs with measures implemented at the
national scale. Detailed consideration is given to the
currently available modeling methodologies for identifying
emission sources, assessing the effectiveness of emission
reduction measures, and evaluating the impacts of emission
abatement measures on human health. Current strengths and
weaknesses revealed by the survey are explored, and the
application of an integrated assessment tool in two case
studies (in Brussels and Porto) is discussed. The book will
appeal to all those interested in the use of integrated
assessment in connection with the sources, effects and control
of air pollution.
This book reports on the results of an extended survey
conducted across Europe within the framework of the APPRAISAL
FP7 project to determine the extent to which an integrated
assessment approach to air quality is being adopted, on the one
hand, by regional and local authorities to develop air quality
plans and, on the other, by researchers. Following a detailed
analysis of the role and structure of the components of an
integrated assessment study, the results of the survey are
considered from a variety of perspectives. Above all, the book
discusses the new light the survey sheds on emission abatement
policies and measures planned at regional and local scales, and
on their synergies/trade-offs with measures implemented at the
national scale. Detailed consideration is given to the
currently available modeling methodologies for identifying
emission sources, assessing the effectiveness of emission
reduction measures, and evaluating the impacts of emission
abatement measures on human health. Current strengths and
weaknesses revealed by the survey are explored, and the
application of an integrated assessment tool in two case
studies (in Brussels and Porto) is discussed. The book will
appeal to all those interested in the use of integrated
assessment in connection with the sources, effects and control
of air pollution.