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Author: S. Incecik
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 748
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn recent years, Air Quality Management has become of major importance, especially in megacities, i.e. those with more than 10 million inhabitants. The present publication provides scientists and engineers working in this area with the most recent results touching all major aspects of this highly important field.
Author: T. R. Oke
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2017-09-14
Total Pages: 549
ISBN-13: 1108179363
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUrban Climates is the first full synthesis of modern scientific and applied research on urban climates. The book begins with an outline of what constitutes an urban ecosystem. It develops a comprehensive terminology for the subject using scale and surface classification as key constructs. It explains the physical principles governing the creation of distinct urban climates, such as airflow around buildings, the heat island, precipitation modification and air pollution, and it then illustrates how this knowledge can be applied to moderate the undesirable consequences of urban development and help create more sustainable and resilient cities. With urban climate science now a fully-fledged field, this timely book fulfills the need to bring together the disparate parts of climate research on cities into a coherent framework. It is an ideal resource for students and researchers in fields such as climatology, urban hydrology, air quality, environmental engineering and urban design.
Author: Gabriela Ionescu
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2017-03-03
Total Pages: 269
ISBN-13: 1315341662
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis title includes a number of Open Access chapters. This new book takes a nuanced look at building a sustainable transportation infrastructure and provides an overview of the harmful effect of various modes of transportation on the environment. The environmental impact of transportation is significant. Transportation is a major user of energy, it burns most of the world's petroleum, and is the fastest-growing contributor to carbon dioxide emissions. Although environmental regulations in many countries have reduced the individual vehicle's emissions, this has been offset by an increase in vehicles on the road and airways.
Author: Dimitrios Melas
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 399
ISBN-13: 9400710712
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn understanding of long-range transport of air pollutants in the atmosphere requires a knowledge of the relevant atmospheric dynamic and chemical processes active at the regional scale as well as the temporal and spatial distribution of emissions. Numerical modeling is the most efficient way to determine the atmospheric transport, photochemistry and deposition pathways. The book therefore discusses the physical and chemical processes that determine regional air pollution and presents the relevant modeling techniques to describe the different atmospheric processes that are active at that scale.
Author: J. Fenger
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-03-09
Total Pages: 500
ISBN-13: 940159080X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis European Community-initiated book presents an up-to-date account of the air pollution situation with special reference to European cities. Its structure follows by and large the logical chain of events in air pollution, from sources, through dispersion and deposition, to impacts.
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2010-02-15
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 0309144019
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRecent advances in air pollution monitoring and modeling capabilities have made it possible to show that air pollution can be transported long distances and that adverse impacts of emitted pollutants cannot be confined to one country or even one continent. Pollutants from traffic, cooking stoves, and factories emitted half a world away can make the air we inhale today more hazardous for our health. The relative importance of this "imported" pollution is likely to increase, as emissions in developing countries grow, and air quality standards in industrial countries are tightened. Global Sources of Local Pollution examines the impact of the long-range transport of four key air pollutants (ozone, particulate matter, mercury, and persistent organic pollutants) on air quality and pollutant deposition in the United States. It also explores the environmental impacts of U.S. emissions on other parts of the world. The book recommends that the United States work with the international community to develop an integrated system for determining pollution sources and impacts and to design effective response strategies. This book will be useful to international, federal, state, and local policy makers responsible for understanding and managing air pollution and its impacts on human health and well-being.
Author: Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2012-07-05
Total Pages: 413
ISBN-13: 1439862265
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe steady growth in the number of vehicles on the road, heavy reliance on coal, use of dirty fuels for residential combustion, and extensive open burning are some of the major factors leading to the progressive deterioration of air quality in developing countries in Asia. And despite efforts to establish and implement air quality measurement syste
Author: Committee on Air Quality Management in the United States
Publisher: National Academy Press
Published: 2004-09-13
Total Pages: 436
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKManaging the nation's air quality is a complex undertaking, involving tens of thousands of people in regulating thousands of pollution sources. The authors identify what has worked and what has not, and they offer wide-ranging recommendations for setting future priorities, making difficult choices, and increasing innovation. This new book explores how to better integrate scientific advances and new technologies into the air quality management system. The volume reviews the three-decade history of governmental efforts toward cleaner air, discussing how air quality standards are set and results measured, the design and implementation of control strategies, regulatory processes and procedures, special issues with mobile pollution sources, and more. The book looks at efforts to spur social and behavioral changes that affect air quality, the effectiveness of market-based instruments for air quality regulation, and many other aspects of the issue. Rich in technical detail, this book will be of interest to all those engaged in air quality management: scientists, engineers, industrial managers, law makers, regulators, health officials, clean-air advocates, and concerned citizens.
Author: Ranjeet S. Sokhi
Publisher: Anthem Press
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 085728844X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides a revealing global overview of air pollution and its startling impact through graphical and visual representation of data.
Author: Nadja Kabisch
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2017-09-01
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 3319560913
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis open access book brings together research findings and experiences from science, policy and practice to highlight and debate the importance of nature-based solutions to climate change adaptation in urban areas. Emphasis is given to the potential of nature-based approaches to create multiple-benefits for society. The expert contributions present recommendations for creating synergies between ongoing policy processes, scientific programmes and practical implementation of climate change and nature conservation measures in global urban areas. Except where otherwise noted, this book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
