Advances In Local Air Quality Management In The United Kingdom

The government's strategic policy stance concerning air quality management identifies an enhanced role of actors and agencies at the local scale. The various methods and mechanisms needed for this to be carried out are examined, including the tools and resources that are required. A number of c...

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Published inWIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment Vol. 10
Main Authors J.W.S. Longhurst, Lindley, S J, Conlan, D E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Southampton W I T Press 01.01.1995
Subjects
Air quality
Environmental policy
Quality management
United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:The government's strategic policy stance concerning air quality management identifies an enhanced role of actors and agencies at the local scale. The various methods and mechanisms needed for this to be carried out are examined, including the tools and resources that are required. A number of case studies are then given to illustrate the recent application of air quality management philosophy by local authorities in the UK in an effort to tackle air quality problems at the local level. In conclusion, this evidence from UK test cases is brought together and an assessment made of the success of these schemes to date. Finally, suggestions are made for future policy directions and the further de
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ISSN:1746-448X
1743-3541
DOI:10.2495/AIR950522