Air Quality Management

Module 5a - Sustainable Urban Transport Project
Dietrich Schwela
SUTP
GTZ
2009 Update

Urban air pollution is a serious problem causing numerous unnoticed and unaccounted fatalities. The transport sector is one of the major contributors to the appalling air quality. Local authorities often struggle to implement an effective Air Quality Management strategy to tackle this problem.

The recently revised module 5a: Air Quality Management serves to assist policy-makers and their advisors in developing countries. The module helps to determine the best measures to abate air pollution with limited information.

The module provides practical advice to developing countries on developing legally enforceable air quality standards and simplified clean air implementation plans. Within the module, important issues related to legal aspects, adverse effects of poor air quality, exposure-response relationships and the assessment of acceptable levels of risks are covered. The module also mentions sources of information on the health effects of air pollution under different geographical, social, economic and cultural conditions. Strengthening the capability for implementing air quality standards is also highlighted in the module. Furthermore, the factors that need to be considered in urban air quality management are discussed and guidance on urban air quality management is provided in this module.

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