An integrated approach to assessing the environmental and health impacts of pollution in the urban environment: Methodology and a case study

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 508-520

  Azapagic, A ^a   Chalabi, Z ^b   Fletcher, T ^b   Grundy, C ^b   Jones, M ^a   Leonardi, G ^c   Osammor, O ^d   Sharifi, V ^e   Swithenbank, J ^e   Tiwary, A ^a   Vardoulakis, S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air dispersion modelling; Health impacts; Integrated sustainability assessment; LCA; Urban pollution

Indexed keywords

AIR DISPERSION; HEALTH IMPACT; LCA; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; URBAN POLLUTIONS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; HEALTH; HOSPITALS; LIFE CYCLE; POLLUTION; REDUCTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84888440685     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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