Taking a deep breath: a qualitative study exploring acceptability and perceived unintended consequences of charging clean air zones and air quality improvement initiatives amongst low-income, multi-ethnic communities in Bradford, UK.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poor air quality is the one of the biggest causes of early death and illness across the lifespan. In the UK, 28 local authorities with illegal pollution levels have been mandated by the Government to develop plans to rapidly reduce pollution to legal limits. These plans include consideration of implementing one of four of charging 'Clean Air Zone' (CAZ) classes in areas of high pollution which would charge older polluting vehicles a daily charge to enter. While this offers a potential to improve air quality, the extent to which CAZ might impact (for example, economically) on socio-economically deprived groups and local businesses is unclear.

Aims

To explore the acceptability and perceived unintended consequences of a CAZ and other initiatives to improve air qualit

SUBMITTER: Rashid R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8255006 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature