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A comparative analysis of the air quality management challenges and capabilities in urban and rural english local authorities

Beattie, C. I.; Longhurst, James; Woodfield, N. K.

Authors

C. I. Beattie

N. K. Woodfield



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. © 2002 The Editors of Urban Studies.

Citation

Beattie, C. I., Longhurst, J., & Woodfield, N. K. (2002). A comparative analysis of the air quality management challenges and capabilities in urban and rural english local authorities. Urban Studies, 39(13), 2469-2483. https://doi.org/10.1080/0042098022000027068

Journal Article Type Review
Publication Date Dec 1, 2002
Journal Urban Studies
Print ISSN 0042-0980
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 39
Issue 13
Pages 2469-2483
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/0042098022000027068
Keywords air quality management, challenges, capabilities, urban, rural, England, local authorities
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1082136
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0042098022000027068