Air quality awareness - empirical evidence from a comparative perspective between two European cities

Salimbene, Ornella (avtor), Baeza-Romero, María Teresa (avtor), Pilla, Francesco (avtor), Čok, Gregor (avtor)

This research, conducted as part of the European project PA-MAP (Participatory Approach to Monitoring Air Quality in Urban Environments), investigates citizens’ perceptions of air pollution in two European cities: Turin (Italy) and Dublin (Ireland). We systematically collected social data through semi-structured surveys distributed via online platforms. Our aim was to gather comprehensive information on the perception of pollution sources and the effectiveness of control systems. We examined citizens’ habits and their suggestions to improve air quality. The results revealed the following: (1) In Turin, the perception of air pollution significantly influences individuals’ self-assessments of health. Consequently, increased vigilance is required to mitigate environmental health risks and to disseminate information on air quality and effective practices for reducing air pollution. (2) The use of sustainable transportation in Turin is hindered due to the inadequate maintenance of cycling infrastructure. Citizens prefer to use cars or trains, which facilitate rapid travel. (3) In Dublin, greater sensitivity to the problem of air pollution has emerged, and the use of sustainable means of transport is facilitated via ad hoc infrastructure. These results provide empirical evidence to policymakers to support the promotion of concrete local actions through which to improve air quality.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: air quality, citizen behavior, qualitative survey, Europe
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FGG - Fakulteta za gradbeništvo in geodezijo
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Recenzirani rokopis
• Leto izida: 2024
• Št. strani: 16 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 8, iss. 3
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-161267-6a222736-6bfc-bd02-001a-35760bfb6569
• UDK: 71
• ISSN pri članku: 2413-8851
• DOI: 10.3390/urbansci8030133
• COBISS.SI-ID: 206681859
• Datum objave v RUL: 09.09.2024

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Urban science
• Skrajšan naslov: Urban sci.
• Založnik: MDPI AG
• ISSN: 2413-8851
• COBISS.SI-ID: 526778393

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: kvaliteta zraka, obnašanje prebivalcev, kvalitativna raziskava, Evropa

Projekti

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P2-0227
• Naslov: Geoinformacijska infrastruktura in trajnostni prostorski razvoj Slovenije

• Financer: EC - European Commission
• Program financ.: H2020
• Številka projekta: 945380
• Naslov: EUTOPIA-Science and Innovation Fellowships
• Akronim: EUTOPIA-SIF