Air Quality Integrated Assessment : : A European Perspective.

• Superior document: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology Series
• Author: Guariso, Giorgio.
• TeilnehmendeR: Volta, Marialuisa.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2016.; Ã2017.
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (116 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Air Quality in Europe: Today and Tomorrow -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 2 A Framework for Integrated Assessment Modelling -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 The DPSIR Framework Concept -- 2.2 A General Overview of the IAM Framework -- 2.3 A Detailed Analysis of the IAM Framework Modules -- 2.3.1 Drivers -- 2.3.2 Pressures -- 2.3.3 State -- 2.3.4 Impact -- 2.3.5 Responses -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 3 Current European AQ Planning at Regional and Local Scale -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Actual Use of IA Components -- 3.2.1 Drivers and Pressures -- 3.2.2 State -- 3.2.3 Impact -- 3.2.4 Responses -- 3.2.5 Scale and Resolution Issues -- 3.2.6 Sensitivity and Uncertainty -- 3.3 Classifying the AQ Plans in Europe -- 3.3.1 AQP for Athens -- 3.3.2 AQP for Emilia Romagna -- 3.3.3 AQP for the Warsaw Agglomeration -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4 Strengths and Weaknesses of the Current EU Situation -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Available Tools -- 4.3 Areas for Future Research of DPSIR Blocks -- 4.3.1 Drivers (Activities) -- 4.3.2 Pressures (Emissions) -- 4.3.3 State (Concentration Levels) -- 4.3.4 Impact (Human Health) -- 4.3.5 Responses (Methodologies to Design Measures) -- 4.4 Areas for Future Research of IAM Systems -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 5 Two Illustrative Examples: Brussels and Porto -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The RIAT+ System -- 5.3 Brussels Capital Region -- 5.3.1 Proposed Abatement Measures -- 5.3.2 The 2010 Scenario -- 5.3.3 Design of Experiments and Source/Receptor Models -- 5.3.4 Results -- 5.4 Great Porto Area -- 5.4.1 Proposed Abatement Measures -- 5.4.2 The Chemical Transport Model -- 5.4.3 Design of Experiments and Source/Receptor Models -- 5.4.4 Results -- 5.5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 6 Conclusions: A Way Forward -- References.