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Urban Air Pollution in Asian Cities: Status Challenge and Management

This is one of the most authoritative assessments of air pollution and urban air quality management, practice and capability, covering 20 major Asian cities with easy-to-read city profiles, tables and graphs.

Gary Haq, Dieter Schwela / Published on 20 January 2009
Citation

Schwela, D.; Haq, G.: Huizenga, C.; Han, W.; Fabian, H.; Ajero, M. (2006). Urban Air Pollution in Asian Cities: Status Challenge and Management. 224 pages.

It presents the latest strategies for managing and improving urban air quality in cities in Asia and across our rapidly urbanizing world

This volume is the most current and comprehensive assessment and comparison of the status and drivers of urban air pollution in 20 Asian cities and the Asian region, covering the effects on the environment, human health, agriculture and cultural heritage and the future implications for planning, transport and energy industries. National and local governments have begun to develop air quality management (AQM) strategies to address the deterioration in urban air quality, however the scope and effectiveness of such strategies varies widely.

This book benchmarks these air quality management strategies, looks at successes and failures in these cities and presents strategies for improving air quality management in cities across Asia and the rest of our rapidly urbanizing world.

Cities covered: Bangkok, Beijing, Busan, Colombo, Dhaka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kathmandu, Kolkata, Metro Manila, Mumbai, New Delhi, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Surabaya, Taipei and Tokyo

Published with the Stockholm Environment Institute, the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities, the Korean Environment Institute and UNEP.

Locality: Asia
ISBN: 1-85383-985-X

SEI authors

Gary Haq, Senior Research Assoicate at SEI
Gary Haq

Senior Research Associate

SEI York

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Dieter Schwela

SEI Affiliated Researcher

SEI York

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