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A Comparative Analysis of the Air Quality Management Challenges and Capabilities in Urban and Rural English Local Authorities

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  • C.I. Beattie

    (Air Quality Research Group, Centre for Research in Environmental Systems, Pollution and Remediation, University of the West of England, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Frenchay Campus, Bristol, BS16 IQY, UK, clare.beattie@uwe.ac.uk)

  • J.W.S. Longhurst

    (Air Quality Research Group, Centre for Research in Environmental Systems, Pollution and Remediation, University of the West of England, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Frenchay Campus, Bristol, BS16 IQY, UK, james.Longhurst@uwe.ac.uk)

  • N.K. Woodfield

    (Air Quality Research Group, Centre for Research in Environmental Systems, Pollution and Remediation, University of the West of England, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Frenchay Campus, Bristol, BS16 IQY, UK, nicky.woodfield@uwe.ac.uk)

Abstract

Local authorities in Great Britain have (in the main) completed their air quality review and assessments, the aim of the process being the identification of local hotspots where national air quality objectives are not likely to be met. Across Great Britain approximately 120 Air Quality Management Areas are in the process of being declared. Local authorities, in partnership with others, are required to write and implement an action plan outlining remedial measures to improve the air quality situation in these areas. This paper compares and contrasts the challenges facing urban and rural authorities in carrying out these responsibilities. The capabilities of urban, rural and those authorities defined as 'mixed' in implementing the review and assessment process also are discussed. The data presented indicate that, although urban authorities appear to be facing greater and more complex air quality challenges, rural areas are not without their own air quality challenges. The issues facing urban authorities are different from those facing their more rural counterparts. It is hypothesised that urban authorities have more effective frameworks in place for tackling the challenges of air quality action planning. This hypothesis is tested by questionnaire surveys and in the context of an urban and a rural case-study authority.

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  • C.I. Beattie & J.W.S. Longhurst & N.K. Woodfield, 2002. "A Comparative Analysis of the Air Quality Management Challenges and Capabilities in Urban and Rural English Local Authorities," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 39(13), pages 2469-2483, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:39:y:2002:i:13:p:2469-2483
    DOI: 10.1080/0042098022000027068
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