Guidebook - Measures to improve urban air quality -

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This Guidebook presents the results of the AIRUSE LIFE Project (LIFE11 ENV/ES/584) offering a state-of-the-art compilation of measures to improve air quality in cities (www.airuse.eu). The primary goal is to assess Southern European environments, although many of the suggested measures can be applied to other regions. The Guidebook, available in five languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Greek) consists of 7 chapters. The “Guidebook of measures to improve urban air quality” is a free and useful tool for policy, research, education, industry and environmental agencies to improve air quality in cities in the short and long term.

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LIFE Award

Our AIRUSE Project was recently awarded with the People’s Choice LIFE Award during EU Green Week (Europe’s biggest environmental event) by the EC Commissioner Karmenu Vella https://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/eu-awards-best-life-projects-nature-environment-and-climate-action_en

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LIFE-PLATFORM MEETING ON AIR QUALITY

LIFE-PLATFORM MEETING ON AIR QUALITY 26-27 September 2017, EL BORN CENTRE, Plaza Comercial 12, BARCELONA, SPAIN ABATING URBAN EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTANTS Air quality is one of the major health related environmental issues from global Read more…

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New publication: Non-Exhaust Emissions (ELSEVIER book)

Non-Exhaust Emissions: An Urban Air Quality Problem for Public Health is an ELSEVIER Science & Technology book that summarizes the most recent research in the field, also giving guidance on research gaps and future needs to Read more…

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The “Guidebook of measures to improve urban air quality” is a free and useful tool for policy, research, education, industry and environmental agencies to improve air quality in cities.

Xavier Querol

Research Professor at IDAEA-CSIC

His main research focuses on atmospheric pollution, waste valorisation and applied geochemistry. Supervisor of 26 PhD Theses. >550 articles in SCI journals. 2013 Award "Rey Jaime I" for the Protection of the Environment. Included in the ISI Highly Cited Scientists. h-index: 74. He acts as advisor for air quality of several important city councils, regional governments, the Spanish Ministry of Environment and DG Environment of the EC, WHO and LRTAP-UNECE

ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6549-9899
SCOPUS: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7004532767

Fulvio Amato

Tenured researcher at IDAEA-CSIC

His main expertise is on air quality, source apportionment and traffic emissions. Member of national and international working groups advising on air quality. He is author of >120 publications among articles, book and chapters. h-index: 44.

ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1546-9154
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