The air quality of cities has been demonstrated to play a key role in public health, with relevant costs from both a social and an economic point of view. Consequently, most of the research effort in the last decades has been focused on the identification of the major sources of atmospheric pollutants, and on the development of novel policies to mitigate their emissions. Urban air pollution is influenced by several factors including meteoclimatic conditions and anthropogenic impacts such as mobility, energy production, and waste management.

Urbanization and global climate change have increased the connections between these issues: hence, while some older environmental criticalities have been partially overcome, novel challenges need to be faced.

 

Topic Editors

Francesco Petracchini
Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, National Research Council of Italy

Valerio Paolini
Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, National Research Council of Italy

Chen-Yeon Chu
Feng Chia University
Taichung, Taiwan