Near-Roadway Pollution and Childhood Asthma: Implications for Developing “Win–Win” Compact Urban Development and Clean Vehicle Strategies
Author(s) -
Laura Pérez,
Fred Lurmann,
John P. Wilson,
Manuel Pastor,
Sylvia Brandt,
Nino Künzli,
Rob McConnell
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1104785
Subject(s) - air pollution , pollution , environmental health , population , environmental science , asthma , metropolitan area , environmental protection , environmental engineering , geography , medicine , ecology , archaeology , biology
The emerging consensus that exposure to near-roadway traffic-related pollution causes asthma has implications for compact urban development policies designed to reduce driving and greenhouse gases.
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