Abstract
Important changes in the quality of urban air have occurred in Europe during the last 20 years. Urban air quality trends are clearly correlated to changes in production and consumption processes which have occurred in European cities during the last decades. However, the way these trends are linked with the changes in the urban structure is not yet fully appreciated. A set of indicators is proposed to examine the relationships between air quality, energy consumption and transportation trends. On this basis is argued that the current decentralization of the urban structure and specialization of land use are major driving forces in current urban air pollution. The range of actions and tools to improve urban air quality should include: (1) land use planning, (2) efficient urban management, and (3) measures directed to protecting the quality of the urban environment. (author)
Alberti, M;
[1]
Joffre, S
[2]
- Stanford Univ. (United States). Center for Conservation Biology
- Finnish Meteorological Inst., Helsinki (Finland)
Citation Formats
Alberti, M, and Joffre, S.
Air quality and urban management in Europe.
Finland: N. p.,
1995.
Web.
Alberti, M, & Joffre, S.
Air quality and urban management in Europe.
Finland.
Alberti, M, and Joffre, S.
1995.
"Air quality and urban management in Europe."
Finland.
@misc{etde_283491,
title = {Air quality and urban management in Europe}
author = {Alberti, M, and Joffre, S}
abstractNote = {Important changes in the quality of urban air have occurred in Europe during the last 20 years. Urban air quality trends are clearly correlated to changes in production and consumption processes which have occurred in European cities during the last decades. However, the way these trends are linked with the changes in the urban structure is not yet fully appreciated. A set of indicators is proposed to examine the relationships between air quality, energy consumption and transportation trends. On this basis is argued that the current decentralization of the urban structure and specialization of land use are major driving forces in current urban air pollution. The range of actions and tools to improve urban air quality should include: (1) land use planning, (2) efficient urban management, and (3) measures directed to protecting the quality of the urban environment. (author)}
place = {Finland}
year = {1995}
month = {Dec}
}
title = {Air quality and urban management in Europe}
author = {Alberti, M, and Joffre, S}
abstractNote = {Important changes in the quality of urban air have occurred in Europe during the last 20 years. Urban air quality trends are clearly correlated to changes in production and consumption processes which have occurred in European cities during the last decades. However, the way these trends are linked with the changes in the urban structure is not yet fully appreciated. A set of indicators is proposed to examine the relationships between air quality, energy consumption and transportation trends. On this basis is argued that the current decentralization of the urban structure and specialization of land use are major driving forces in current urban air pollution. The range of actions and tools to improve urban air quality should include: (1) land use planning, (2) efficient urban management, and (3) measures directed to protecting the quality of the urban environment. (author)}
place = {Finland}
year = {1995}
month = {Dec}
}