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  • Air quality and pollution management

    Author(s)
    Chan, AYC
    Byrne, J
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Chan, Andrew Yiu-chung Y.
    Byrne, Jason A.
    Year published
    2014
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    Abstract
    Air pollution is a major cause of premature death worldwide (killing millions every year); air pollution also incurs substantial health costs. While Australian cities generally enjoy better air quality than those in developing countries, air pollution still harms the nation’s productivity. In Sydney, currently Australia’s most populous city, air pollution costs billions of dollars every year. These costs stem from health-related expenses, building and infrastructure damage, ecosystem impacts and even lost tourism revenue. Although Australian governments at all levels are applying principles of ecologically sustainable ...
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    Air pollution is a major cause of premature death worldwide (killing millions every year); air pollution also incurs substantial health costs. While Australian cities generally enjoy better air quality than those in developing countries, air pollution still harms the nation’s productivity. In Sydney, currently Australia’s most populous city, air pollution costs billions of dollars every year. These costs stem from health-related expenses, building and infrastructure damage, ecosystem impacts and even lost tourism revenue. Although Australian governments at all levels are applying principles of ecologically sustainable development (ESD), including air quality management, air pollution still presents a major environmental challenge for Australian planners. There are a range of measures that planners can adopt to improve air quality, including more stringent regulations, eco-taxes and tradeable pollution mechanisms (e.g. carbon pricing). But environmental planners can also make a difference through better transport planning (see chapter 12), more efficient land use, better allocation of resources and by addressing environmental justice concerns (chapter 17), thus reducing the community’s exposure to air pollutants.
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    Book Title
    Australian Environmental Planning: Challenges and Future Prospects
    Publisher URI
    https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781317800576/chapters/10.4324%2F9781315813110-20
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315813110
    Subject
    Land use and environmental planning
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/62852
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