Critical evaluation of the role of scientific analysis in UK local authority AQMA decision-making: Method development and preliminary results

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 311, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 1-18

  Woodfield, N K ^a   Longhurst, J W S ^a   Beattie, C I ^a   Laxen, D P H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Air Quality Consultants Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air quality management areas; Local air quality management; Scientific assessment; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; PUBLIC POLICY;

AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT AREAS (AQMA);

AIR QUALITY;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DECISION MAKING; MODELING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ANALYSIS; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; POLICY; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038799712     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(02)00675-7     Document Type: Article

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