Air quality integrated assessment : a European perspective /

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Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer Open, [2017]
Description:1 online resource (vii, 110 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:SpringerBriefs in applied sciences and technology, PoliMI SpringerBriefs, 2191-530X
SpringerBriefs in applied sciences and technology. PoliMI SpringerBriefs,
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11269909
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Other authors / contributors:Guariso, Giorgio, editor.
Volta, Marialuisa, editor.
ISBN:9783319333496
3319333496
9783319333489
3319333488
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Open access.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 12, 2016).
Summary: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.
Other form:Print version: 9783319333489
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-33349-6