The concentration of human activities on a relatively small area causes an enormous pressure on the natural system leading to numerous environmental problems. Maybe it is the best known, but least understood, problem in terms of impacts to citizens is air pollution....
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Then, given the absence of theoretical model linking air pollution and urban pattern, we rely on a model selection method for the choice of the Data This paper studies a sample of European cities obtained by combining various existing data sources. Information on urban structure and other ...
A massive traffic jam on Elisabeth bridge on Danube River in Budapest, 2003. An EU-funded study said that curbing air pollution in major European cities could save 19,000 lives per year, add almost two years to local life expectancy and save 31.5 billion euros (43.4 billion dollars) in hea...
Urban air pollution refers to the contamination of the air in cities by harmful substances, which poses a threat to human health and the environment. It is a significant issue that is expected to persist in the future, impacting ecosystems and contributing to the greenhouse effect. ...
Austria Air Quality Index (AQI). Read the air pollution in Austria, get real-time, historical and forecast PM2.5 and weather data with AirVisual.
A health impact study has for the first time estimated the mortality burden attributable to air pollution in more than 1,000 European cities. The study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, includes a ranking of the European cities with the highest
2. Megacities and air quality As of 2011, there are 26 megacities in the world such as Tokyo, Guangzhou, Seoul, Delhi, Mumbai, Mexico City, New York City, Sao Paulo, Istanbul and other sixteen , eight of www.intechopen.com Air Pollution in Mega Cities: A Case Study of Istanbul 79 ...
Air pollution is one of the leading causes of health complications and mortality worldwide, especially affecting lower-income groups, who tend to be more exposed and vulnerable. This study documents the relationship between ambient air pollution exposure and poverty in 211 countries and territories. ...
Population sampling in euro- pean air pollution exposure study, EXPOLIS: comparisons between the cities and representativeness of the samples. J Expo Anal Environ Epi- demiol 2000a;10(4):355 - 64.Rotko T, Oglesby L, Kunzli N, et al. Population sampling in European air pollution exposure ...