Air Quality Deep Dive - Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland and Romania : Sustainable Cities Implementation Framework

The World Bank is developing a Sustainable Cities Implementation Framework for Europe and Central Asia to inform World Bank and other development partners’ ongoing support to national and sub-national authorities in pursuit of Sustainable Cities. A...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:	AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT SUSTAINABLE CITIES AIR POLLUTION AIR QUALITY NITROGEN DIOXIDE EMISSIONS SOLID FUEL HEATING POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON EXPOSURE COVID-19 IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY DISASTER RISK ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099350504212242223/P1757480bb0735090b9f2099500ece1a9e http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37361

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spelling	okr-10986-373612022-05-03T05:10:36Z Air Quality Deep Dive - Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland and Romania : Sustainable Cities Implementation Framework World Bank AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT SUSTAINABLE CITIES AIR POLLUTION AIR QUALITY NITROGEN DIOXIDE EMISSIONS SOLID FUEL HEATING POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON EXPOSURE COVID-19 IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY DISASTER RISK ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE The World Bank is developing a Sustainable Cities Implementation Framework for Europe and Central Asia to inform World Bank and other development partners’ ongoing support to national and sub-national authorities in pursuit of Sustainable Cities. As part of this work, preliminary assessments were conducted in four countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland and Romania), which identified the need for deep dive analytics on three topics (Air Quality, Spatial Form and Solid Waste Management). This report explores air quality challenges in urban areas, focusing on existing data, identifying contributing factors to poor air quality, and providing recommendations (implementation support areas) to improve air quality in Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland and Romania. Air pollution has a major impact on the sustainability of an urban area. It is a significant cause of premature death and morbidity, representing the single, largest environmental health risk in Europe. People in the larger cities tend to be exposed to higher levels of nitrogen dioxide due to emissions from road traffic. In central and eastern Europe, air quality is poor in many areas, especially in urban settings, and the burning of solid fuels for domestic heating and in industry results in public exposure to the highest concentrations of particulate matter and polycyclic hydrocarbons. 2022-05-02T18:22:09Z 2022-05-02T18:22:09Z 2022-02 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099350504212242223/P1757480bb0735090b9f2099500ece1a9e http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37361 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Report Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia Bulgaria Croatia Poland Romania
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topic	AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT SUSTAINABLE CITIES AIR POLLUTION AIR QUALITY NITROGEN DIOXIDE EMISSIONS SOLID FUEL HEATING POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON EXPOSURE COVID-19 IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY DISASTER RISK ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE
spellingShingle	AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT SUSTAINABLE CITIES AIR POLLUTION AIR QUALITY NITROGEN DIOXIDE EMISSIONS SOLID FUEL HEATING POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON EXPOSURE COVID-19 IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY DISASTER RISK ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE World Bank Air Quality Deep Dive - Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland and Romania : Sustainable Cities Implementation Framework
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description	The World Bank is developing a Sustainable Cities Implementation Framework for Europe and Central Asia to inform World Bank and other development partners’ ongoing support to national and sub-national authorities in pursuit of Sustainable Cities. As part of this work, preliminary assessments were conducted in four countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland and Romania), which identified the need for deep dive analytics on three topics (Air Quality, Spatial Form and Solid Waste Management). This report explores air quality challenges in urban areas, focusing on existing data, identifying contributing factors to poor air quality, and providing recommendations (implementation support areas) to improve air quality in Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland and Romania. Air pollution has a major impact on the sustainability of an urban area. It is a significant cause of premature death and morbidity, representing the single, largest environmental health risk in Europe. People in the larger cities tend to be exposed to higher levels of nitrogen dioxide due to emissions from road traffic. In central and eastern Europe, air quality is poor in many areas, especially in urban settings, and the burning of solid fuels for domestic heating and in industry results in public exposure to the highest concentrations of particulate matter and polycyclic hydrocarbons.
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title	Air Quality Deep Dive - Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland and Romania : Sustainable Cities Implementation Framework
title_short	Air Quality Deep Dive - Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland and Romania : Sustainable Cities Implementation Framework
title_full	Air Quality Deep Dive - Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland and Romania : Sustainable Cities Implementation Framework
title_fullStr	Air Quality Deep Dive - Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland and Romania : Sustainable Cities Implementation Framework
title_full_unstemmed	Air Quality Deep Dive - Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland and Romania : Sustainable Cities Implementation Framework
title_sort	air quality deep dive - bulgaria, croatia, poland and romania : sustainable cities implementation framework
publisher	Washington, DC
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Air Quality Deep Dive - Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland and Romania : Sustainable Cities Implementation Framework

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