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Sustainable development of urban transport systems and human exposure to air pollution

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Margaret Carol Bell CBE

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Abstract

DAPPLE (Dispersion of Air Pollution and Penetration into the Local Environment, http://www.dapple.org.uk) is a major research project that will provide the understanding necessary to assess the sustainability of urban road transport in terms of exposure to traffic-related air pollution as an alternative to current indicators based on emissions, roadside, or far-from-road air pollution levels. The methodology is described, which combines on-street and laboratory measurement with modelling of the movement of air, vehicles, and vehicle exhaust emissions. The relationship between this kind of assessment and more realistic indicators of sustainability is discussed. The value of large-scale interdisciplinary research in this area is thus demonstrated.

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Author(s): Colvile R, Kaur S, Britter R, Robins A, Bell MC, Shallcross D, Belcher SE, Tate JE

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Science of the Total Environment

Year: 2004

Volume: 334-335

Pages: 481-487

ISSN (print): 0048-9697

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.04.052

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.04.052

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