Urban air quality management-A review

TLDR

Urban air quality management plans are widely adopted in developed countries but are still being formulated in developing nations, and their success hinges on components such as goals, monitoring networks, emission inventories, modeling, control strategies, and public participation. This paper reviews UAQMPs implemented worldwide at national, city, and local scales. UAQMP formulation begins by identifying control regions from ambient data, then launching a stakeholder‑led, time‑bound program to develop the plan.

Abstract

Urban air quality management plan (UAQMP) is an effective and efficient tool employed in managing acceptable urban air quality. However, the UAQM practices are specific to a country’s needs and requirements. Majority of the developed countries have full–fledged UAQMP with a regulatory management framework. However, developing countries are still working in formulating the effective and efficient UAQMPs to manage their deteriorating urban air environment. The first step in the process of formulation of UAQMP is to identify the air quality control regions based on ambient air quality status and second, initiate a time bound program involving all stakeholders to develop UAQMPs. The successful implementation of UAQMPs depends on the strength of its key components, e.g. goal/objective, monitoring network, emission inventory, air quality modeling, control strategies and public participation. This paper presents a comprehensive review on UAQMPs, being implemented worldwide at different scales e.g., national (macro), city (medium), and local (micro).