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Air quality for all

Poor air quality is a global problem but do we recognise its extent both spatially and in terms of the number of people affected

  • Online lecture,
  • Interview,
  • Module,
  • The carbon and water cycles, climate and change,
  • Natural resources and energy,
  • Key Stage Five

Poor air quality is a global problem but one could be forgiven for not always recognising its extent both spatially and in terms of the number of people affected.

Greenhouse gases and activities to limit the effects of climate change have become far more newsworthy in large sections of the popular media and it is not surprising that air pollution has for a lot of people become synonymous with carbon dioxide emissions.

Yet insufficient focus on air quality has led to some shocking statistics coming from almost every nation and few countries able to claim cleaner air above their cities today compared to ten years ago.

The challenge for geographers is not only how to raise the need for clean air up the political agenda but also how to come up with new and inventive solutions to the increasing levels of particulates in our homes and skies without compromising the economy of our cities. This all needs to be done in a viable and meaningful timeframe so that future generations are not overwhelmed by the legacy of poor air management that we seem set to leave.

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  • Air Quality For All Challenge Overview Sheet (.doc)
  • Air Quality For All Challenge Overview Sheet (.pdf)
  • Air Quality For All Challenge Teaching Notes (.doc)
  • Air Quality For All Challenge Teaching Notes (.pdf)
  • Air Quality For All Challenge Teaching Notes Lesson 1 Plan (.doc)
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  • Air Quality For All Challenge Teaching Notes Lesson 2 Plan (.doc)
  • Air Quality For All Challenge Teaching Notes Lesson 2 Plan (.pdf)
  • Air Quality For All Challenge Data of GDP Vs Air Quality (.xls)
  • Air Quality For All Challenge Teaching Notes London PM10 (.xls)
  • Air-Quality-for-All-Handout-GDP-v-Air-Quality (.doc)
  • Air-Quality-for-All-Handout-GDP-v-Air-Quality (.pdf)
  • Air Quality For All Challenge London PM10 Data Handout (.doc)
  • Air Quality For All Challenge London PM10 Data Handout (.pdf)
  • Air Quality For All Challenge Air Quality and Development (.ppt)
  • Air Quality For All Challenge Comparing Pollution Images (.ppt)
  • Air Quality For All Challenge London Air Quality Vs GDP (.ppt)
  • Air Quality For All Challenge Imaging London's Pollution (.ppt)
  • Air Quality For All Challenge Kuznets Curve (.ppt)
  • Air Quality For All Challenge Plot Hypothesis (.ppt)
  • Air Quality For All Challenge The Big Five of Air Pollution (.ppt)
  • Air Quality For All Challenge Urban Design Problems (.ppt)
  • Air Quality For All Challenge Exam Specification Overview (.doc)
  • Air Quality For All Challenge Exam Specification Overview (.pdf)
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