Urban Air Quality
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This paper presents a brief introduction of rapid urbanization and its consequences for air pollution in Asia. The second section elaborates local capacity for urban air quality management (UAQM). The third section discusses the capacity... more
The photochemical box model (PBM) developed in present study is based on the principle of mass conservation. It has a horizontal domain of city size and a vertical dimension of the mixed layer height. The concentration of any pollutant is... more
Until recently, urban air quality modelling has been based on operational models of an integral nature. The use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models to address the same problems is increasing rapidly. Operational models e.g. OSPM,... more
Trees are effective in the capture of particles from urban air to the extent that they can significantly improve urban air quality. As a result of their aerodynamic properties conifers, with their smaller leaves and more complex shoot... more
Increasing volumes of municipal solid waste (MSW) pose disposal problems for many cities. Costs are rising as landfilling becomes more difficult. The production of clean transportation fuels (methanol or hydrogen) from MSW is one... more
Solar-reflective or high-albedo, alternatives to traditionally absorptive urban surfaces such as rooftops and roadways can reduce cooling energy use and improve urban air quality at almost no cost. This paper presents information to... more
The prediction of spatial variation of the concentration of a pollutant governed by various sources and sinks is a complex problem. Gaussian air pollutant dispersion models such as AERMOD of the United States Environmental Protection... more
This paper uses a two-step estimation procedure suggested by Sherwin Rosen to estimate structural demand and supply equations for urban air quality. In the first step, a hedonic price equation is estimated for residential property values... more
A method to determine emissions from the actual car fleet under realistic driving conditions has been developed. The method is based on air quality measurements, traffic counts and inverse application of street air quality models. Many... more
This paper presents an alternative approach to air quality management (AQM) at urban scale, which is cost-effective and easy to implement, thereby being recommendable in less developed countries. The alternative is named Rapid Urban Air... more