Open AccessReview: Road Transport as the Key Source of Environmental Pollution in Cities, and the Associated Human Health Risks
Author(s) -
Ольга Вячеславовна Николаева
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
gorodskie issledovaniâ i praktiki
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2500-1604
pISSN - 2542-0003
DOI - 10.17323/usp33201825-35
Subject(s) - human health , environmental planning , key (lock) , business , government (linguistics) , variety (cybernetics) , transport engineering , sustainable development , environmental quality , pollutant , environmental pollution , sustainable transport , quality (philosophy) , road traffic , pollution , environmental resource management , environmental protection , environmental health , environmental science , computer science , engineering , political science , sustainability , computer security , ecology , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , artificial intelligence , law , biology , epistemology
Road transport is a necessary attribute of urban environment. Fuel vehicles emit a great variety of pollutants, transform the environment and pose human health risks. This problem is highly recognized in the EU and US, while it is out of sufficient attention in other countries.This review article highlights road traffic as the key source of environmental pollution in cities and the associated adverse effects on human health. This problem is reviewed in details and possible solutions related traffic management, fuel quality increase and roadside territories design are described.This article is written for educational purposes to direct the attention of academia, government and businesses to road traffic as the key source of environmental pollution in the urban environment. It is especially useful for urbanists considering the negative effects of motor vehicles for human well-being in sustainable city planning.