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Progress with implementing local air-quality management in rural areas of England

Beattie, C.; Longhurst, J.; Beattie, C.I.; Ing, C.; Longhurst, James

Authors

C. Beattie

J. Longhurst

C.I. Beattie

C. Ing



Abstract

Air quality in the UK, although vastly improved from the smogs of the 1950s, now faces a new set of challenges from a variety of sources and pollutants. Poor air quality has long been associated with urban areas, but it is becoming clear that many rural locations also have locations likely to exceed the UK Air Quality Strategy-objectives. This paper will examine the extent to which rural authorities have been engaged in the local air-quality management (LAQM) process, a new regime by which air quality control is being accomplished in the UK. Results are presented from a questionnaire survey of environmental health officers of 100 rural authorities undertaken in January 1999. The paper investigates both the technical aspects of the LAQM process as well as the management approaches. The current progress of rural authorities, and some of the problems they face, are discussed particularly in comparison with urban areas. It is concluded that some rural authorities with air pollution problems stemming either from within or outwith their borough, may face significant challenges from the LAQM review and assessment process, particularly where air pollution responsibilities have only relatively recently been addressed. Rural authorities seem to be embracing these new responsibilities enthusiastically, but it is almost inevitable that they will be trailing behind urban authorities who have several decades of experience and joint working to draw upon. © 2001 Academic Press.

Citation

Longhurst, J., Beattie, C., Ing, C., Beattie, C., & Longhurst, J. (2001). Progress with implementing local air-quality management in rural areas of England. Journal of Environmental Management, 61(2), 137-147. https://doi.org/10.1006/jema.2000.0391

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2001
Journal Journal of Environmental Management
Print ISSN 0301-4797
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 61
Issue 2
Pages 137-147
DOI https://doi.org/10.1006/jema.2000.0391
Keywords local air quality management, rural, England
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1091296
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jema.2000.0391