scholarly journals Assessing air-quality impacts in planning decisions in England: should we focus more on health?

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (0) ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Stephen Peckham
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Pollution Assessment ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Planning Policy ◽  
Planning Decisions ◽  
Air Quality Assessment ◽  
Air Pollution Assessment ◽  
The Uk

While there has been an increasing recognition of the health impacts of air pollution assessment of air quality and health impacts is rarely adequately reviewed in planning decisions. Planning decisions are generally based on meeting national annual average air quality targets despite substantial evidence that levels below these are harmful to health and references to population health impacts in the UK National Planning Policy Framework and Environmental Assessment Guidance for planning. This paper reviews the current framework and discusses how air quality has been taken into consideration in some recent planning decisions and legal appeals. Problems in assessing air quality in planning decisions and the increasing evidence on the long and short-term impacts of poor air quality are highlighted. The paper concludes by arguing that health impacts should be more clearly addressed when considering air quality assessment setting out some potential approaches to how this could be incorporated in the planning process.

scholarly journals Functionality of openair package in air pollution assessment and modeling — a case study of Krakow

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Szulecka ◽  
Robert Oleniacz ◽  
Mateusz Rzeszutek
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Pollution Assessment ◽  
Software Modeling ◽  
Pollution Dispersion ◽  
Back Trajectories ◽  
Air Pollution Dispersion ◽  
Air Pollution Assessment

Abstract The paper presents the possibilities of selected functions from openair package for R programming environment in urban air pollution assessment. Examples of data analysis were based on the measurements from continuous air quality monitoring stations in Krakow (Poland). In order to present additional functionality of this software, modeling results of back trajectories and air pollution dispersion were used. Functions and visualization methods included in openair package make scrutiny of large data sets easier and less time consuming. They allow for analysis of measurement data with the determination of general relationships between parameters, additional complex spatial analyses for back trajectories, and validation of air pollution dispersion models. Openair package is, therefore, a valuable and functional tool that can be successfully used as a support in the air quality management system.

scholarly journals Neighbourhood planning: national strategy for ‘bottom up’ governance

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Bogusz
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Local People ◽  
Alternative Form ◽  
Citizen Engagement ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Planning Policy ◽  
Planning Decisions ◽  
Output Legitimacy

Purpose The paper aims to consider whether Neighbourhood Panning provides the appropriate output legitimacy for citizen engagement in the planning process. The Localism Act 2011 transformed the planning process by shifting decision-making powers away from the local institutions and transferring them to local people. Neighbourhood planning has created a new dynamic in planning by using “bottom up” governance processes which enables local people to shape the area where they live. Local referenda are used to inject output legitimacy in to neighbourhood planning, and this planning self-determination can be considered as “spatial sovereignty”, whereby the recipients of the planning decisions are also the primary stakeholders that have shaped planning policy. Design/methodology/approach This paper will examine how Localism, as an evolving concept of local governance, is enfranchising local communities to take control of planning and development in their area. The paper will draw upon the experience of the revised planning methodology introduced by the Localism Act 2011 and consider its impact on the delivery of broader public policy objectives contained within the National Planning Policy Framework. Findings Localism provides an alternative form of citizen engagement and democratic legitimation for planning decisions which transcends the traditional forms of participatory democracy, and recognises that other paths of democratic law-making are possible. Originality/value The paper argues that neighbourhood planning has created a paradigm whereby local planning preferences, as an expression of spatial sovereignty, do not necessarily align with the broader public policy objective to build homes in the right places.

scholarly journals Meteorology applied to urban air pollution problems: concepts from COST 715

2006 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 555-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Fisher ◽  
J. Kukkonen ◽  
M. Piringer ◽  
M. W. Rotach ◽  
M. Schatzmann
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Complex Structure ◽  
Urban Air Pollution ◽  
Pollution Assessment ◽  
Air Pollution Assessment ◽  
Quality Assessments ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract. The outcome of COST 715 is reviewed from the viewpoint of a potential user who is required to consider urban meteorology within an air pollution assessment. It is shown that descriptive concepts are helpful for understanding the complex structure of the urban boundary layer, but that they only apply under a limited number of conditions. However such concepts are necessary to gain insight into both simple and complex air pollution models. It is argued that wider considerations are needed when considering routine air quality assessments involving an air quality model's formulation and pedigree. Moreover there appears to be a reluctance from model developers to move away from familiar concepts of the atmospheric boundary layer even if they are not appropriate to urban areas. An example is given from COST 715 as to how routine urban meteorological measurements of wind speed may be used and adapted for air quality assessments. Reference to the full COST 715 study is made which provides further details.

scholarly journals Air pollution assessment in urban environment of Krasnoyarsk city

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.N. Bel’skaia ◽  
O.V. Taseiko ◽  
A.V. Kotov
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Pollution Assessment ◽  
The State ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Air Pollution Assessment

In this paper an assessment of air pollution in Krasnoyarsk for 2017–2019 is carried out based on the observations primary data of stationary posts for monitoring the state of air quality; the location of the posts with an indication of the development type is shown.

scholarly journals Land-use, transport and vehicle technology futures: An air pollution assessment of policy combinations for the Cambridge Sub-Region of the UK

Cities ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 89 ◽  
pp. 296-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anil Namdeo ◽  
Paul Goodman ◽  
Gordon Mitchell ◽  
Anthony Hargreaves ◽  
Marcial Echenique
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Pollution Assessment ◽  
Vehicle Technology ◽  
Air Pollution Assessment ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals Meteorology applied to urban air pollution problems: concepts from COST 715

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 7903-7927 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Fisher ◽  
J. Kukkonen ◽  
M. Piringer ◽  
M. W. Rotach ◽  
M. Schatzmann
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Complex Structure ◽  
Urban Air Pollution ◽  
Pollution Assessment ◽  
Air Pollution Assessment ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Quality Assessments

Abstract. This selective review of the COST 715 considers simple descriptive concepts in urban meteorology with particular attention to air pollution assessment. It is shown that these are helpful for understanding the complex structure of the urban boundary layer, but that simple concepts only apply under a limited number of occasions. However such concepts are necessary for insight into how both simple and complex air pollution models perform. Wider considerations are needed when considering routine air quality assessments involving an air quality model's formulation and pedigree. It is argued that there is a reluctance from model developers to move away from familiar concepts of the atmospheric boundary layer even if they are not appropriate to urban areas. An example is given from COST 715 as to how routine urban meteorological measurements of wind speed may be used and adapted for air quality assessments. Reference to the full COST 715 study is made which provides further details.

Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Bowes
Keyword(s):  
Policy Framework ◽  
Local Planning ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
National Planning ◽  
Planning Policy ◽  
Planning Decisions ◽  
Administrative Approach ◽  
Planning Authority

PPS5 ‘Planning for the Historic Environment’ introduced a new administrative approach to the historic environment by creating the concept of ‘heritage assets’. The National Planning Policy Framework (‘NPPF’) defines a ‘heritage asset’ as follows: A building, monument, site, place, area or landscape identified as having a degree of significance meriting consideration in planning decisions, because of its heritage interest. It includes designated heritage assets and assets identified by the local planning authority (including local listing).

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