Evaluating the impact of "Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans" on urban background air quality.

ABSTRACT: Air quality in European cities is still a challenge, with various urban areas frequently exceeding the PM_2.5 and NO₂ concentration levels allowed by the European Union Air Quality Standards. This is a problem both in terms of legislation compliance, but also in terms of health of citizens, as it has been recently estimated that 400 to 450 thousand people die prematurely every year due to poor air quality. Air quality in cities can be improved with a number of interventions, at different sectoral (industry, traffic, residential, etc …) and geographical (international, European, national, local, etc.) levels. In this paper we explore the potential of city level plans to improve mobility and air quality (excluding electro-mobility options, not considered in this study).

SUBMITTER: Pisoni E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6331659 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature