Enda and Jim recently had a lengthy, engaging and very informative meeting with Rob Hannaby, Principal Environmental Specialist from the New Zealand Transport Agency. Rob, an ex-air quality officer from Stoke-on-Trent City Council, contacted AQMRC as he wanted to learn more about the strengths and weaknesses local air quality management processes and the future challenges we face in the UK. Rob envisaged that the experiences of the UK highlighted by Enda and Jim may be beneficial in assisting the New Zealand transport authority in recognising their key role in managing local air quality and the lessons learned may be useful in informing future NZ policy.
Monday, 27 September 2010
Enda and Jim meet with Rob Hannaby from New Zealand Transport Agency
Enda presents at the Welsh Air Quality Forum
Enda gave a presentation at the annual Welsh Air Quality Forum Conference in Cwmbran on the 22nd September 2010. The presentation entitled “Local Air Quality Management Update: Reviewing the Reviews” gave the delegates an insight into the findings and recommendations of the recent Local Air Quality Management Review (for which Enda was responsible for an extensive questionnaire survey of local authority opinions on the strengths and weakness of the LAQM process) and the Environmental Audit Committee inquiry into air quality in the UK.
Enda gives a presentation and chairs the annual SEPA Conference
Enda gave a presentation entitled “Setting the Scene: Local Air Quality Management in the UK” and also chaired the recent Urban Air Quality Annual Conference organised by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. The Conference was directed at local authority land use planners, transport planners and sustainability staff can help to improve air quality, minimise the risk to human health and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The event, hosted by the Scottish Government in Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, on the 8th September 2010, was well attended with over 90 delegates from environmental health, transport planning, land-use planning, environmental consultancies and academics.
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Recent publication with the Department of Marine Sciences, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Dotun recently co-authored a journal paper on the pollution status of water bodies that feeds the Lagos Lagoon. The paper was published in collaboration with colleagues from the Department of Marine Sciences, University of Lagos, Nigeria.
Edokpayi, C. A., Olowoporoku, A. O. and Uwadiae, R. E. (2010). The hydrochemistry and macrobenthic fauna characteristics of an urban draining creek. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation 2(8), 196-203. Available online on here
Tuesday, 7 September 2010
More recent publications...
The following short articles have been published in the August 2010 issue of the Environmental Scientist which is devoted to Imagining Britain in 2050.
Dotun Olowoporoku and Jim Longhurst (2010)
Cities and the vision of a green, pleasant and low carbon UK.
Environmental Scientist 19 (2) 8-11
Rose Bailey and Jim Longhurst (2010)
Case Study: 2050 Bristol. A world leader in green business and sustainable living.
Environmental Scientist 19 (2) 29-34
The Environmental Scientist is the Journal of the Institution of Environmental Sciences, ISSN 09668411.
For information on the IES visit http://www.ies-uk.org.uk/
Dotun Olowoporoku and Jim Longhurst (2010)
Cities and the vision of a green, pleasant and low carbon UK.
Environmental Scientist 19 (2) 8-11
Rose Bailey and Jim Longhurst (2010)
Case Study: 2050 Bristol. A world leader in green business and sustainable living.
Environmental Scientist 19 (2) 29-34
The Environmental Scientist is the Journal of the Institution of Environmental Sciences, ISSN 09668411.
For information on the IES visit http://www.ies-uk.org.uk/
AQMRC Publications Update
Recent publications from AQMRC:
Dorfman, P., Gibbs, D.C., Leksmono, N.S., Longhurst, J. W. S., Weitkamp, E.L.C. (2010) Exploring the context of consultation. The case of Local air Quality Management. Local Environment 15:1 15 – 26.
Olowoporoku, A. O., Hayes, E. T., Leksmono, N. S., Longhurst, J. W. S. & Parkhurst, G. (2010) A longitudinal study of the links between Local Air Quality Management and Local Transport Planning policy processes in England. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 53 (3), 385 – 403.
Dorfman, P., Gibbs, D.C., Leksmono, N.S., Longhurst, J. W. S., Weitkamp, E.L.C. (2010) Exploring the context of consultation. The case of Local air Quality Management. Local Environment 15:1 15 – 26.
Olowoporoku, A. O., Hayes, E. T., Leksmono, N. S., Longhurst, J. W. S. & Parkhurst, G. (2010) A longitudinal study of the links between Local Air Quality Management and Local Transport Planning policy processes in England. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 53 (3), 385 – 403.
AQMRC/EPUK-SW Annual conference - 12th October 2010 - BOOK NOW!!
The Air Quality Management Resource Centre, UWE and Environmental Protection SW are proud to announce their collaboration once more with the launch of the 2010 Annual Conference. The theme of this year's event is "Healing the Rift: Health Effects of Air Quality and Noise" and includes distinguished speakers such as Robert Vaughan, Bob Maynard, Frank Kelly and Dick Derwent. You can also meet EPUK's new Chief Executive Officer, James Grugeon.
UWE will be hosting the event at their purpose-built Exhibition and Conference Centre in Bristol. The venue is easily accessible by road, rail, bus or cycle - in fact we will be offering free mugs for those travelling by sustainable means, so keep your tickets! - and there is also a nearby Holiday Inn for those planning on travelling a little further.
The conference is to be held on Tuesday 12th October - just 5 weeks away! - so make sure you book your place for what promises to be a fascinating insight into cross-policy interaction with plenty of relevance for Action Planning for both Air Quality and Noise.
Click here to download a flier and booking form.
UWE will be hosting the event at their purpose-built Exhibition and Conference Centre in Bristol. The venue is easily accessible by road, rail, bus or cycle - in fact we will be offering free mugs for those travelling by sustainable means, so keep your tickets! - and there is also a nearby Holiday Inn for those planning on travelling a little further.
The conference is to be held on Tuesday 12th October - just 5 weeks away! - so make sure you book your place for what promises to be a fascinating insight into cross-policy interaction with plenty of relevance for Action Planning for both Air Quality and Noise.
Click here to download a flier and booking form.
Monday, 6 September 2010
Air Pollution 2011 Call for Papers
Air Pollution 2011, 19th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution, 19 - 21 September 2011 MaltaThe call for papers has now been published at http://www.wessex.ac.uk/11-conferences/airpollution-2011.html
Further details from Claire Shiell
Conference Secretariat,
Wessex Institute of Technology,
Ashurst Lodge,
Ashurst,
Southampton, SO40 7AA
Tel: 44 (0) 238 0293223
Fax: 44 (0) 238 0292853
Air Pollution 2010 - Post conference report now available
Air Pollution 2010 18th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution, 21 - 23 June 2010, Kos, Greece
Post Conference Report Now Available at http://www.wessex.ac.uk/10-conferences/air-pollution-2010.html
The 18th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution (Air Pollution 2010) has recently taken place on the island of Kos, Greece, organised by Professor Jim Longhurst from the University of the West of England and Professor Carlos A Brebbia from Wessex Institute of Technology (WIT).
This successful international meeting built upon the prestigious outcomes of the 17 preceding conferences beginning in Monterrey, Mexico in 1993 and most recently in Tallinn, Estonia, in 2009. These meetings have always attracted outstanding contributions from leading researchers from around the world. The presented papers have been permanently stored in the WIT eLibrary as Transactions of the Wessex Institute (see http://library.witpress.com/). These papers provide an important online record of the development of science and policy pertaining to air pollution and they remain permanently available for researchers to access. Read the full conference report at http://www.wessex.ac.uk/10-conferences/air-pollution-2010.html
Post Conference Report Now Available at http://www.wessex.ac.uk/10-conferences/air-pollution-2010.html
The 18th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution (Air Pollution 2010) has recently taken place on the island of Kos, Greece, organised by Professor Jim Longhurst from the University of the West of England and Professor Carlos A Brebbia from Wessex Institute of Technology (WIT).
This successful international meeting built upon the prestigious outcomes of the 17 preceding conferences beginning in Monterrey, Mexico in 1993 and most recently in Tallinn, Estonia, in 2009. These meetings have always attracted outstanding contributions from leading researchers from around the world. The presented papers have been permanently stored in the WIT eLibrary as Transactions of the Wessex Institute (see http://library.witpress.com/). These papers provide an important online record of the development of science and policy pertaining to air pollution and they remain permanently available for researchers to access. Read the full conference report at http://www.wessex.ac.uk/10-conferences/air-pollution-2010.html
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
Rose to present at 15th IUAPPA World Clean Air Congress
Rose has been selected to present at the 15th IUAPPA World Clean Air Congress held in Vancouver, Canada, from 12th-16th September. The title of Rose's abstract is 'City-Scale Carbon Management: an innovative methodology for imagining a low carbon future', which will be presented in the Technical Session on 'Urban Sustainability Issues'.
More information about the conference can be found here: http://www.iuappa2010.com
The 2010 IUAPPA Congress theme of "Achieving Environmental Sustainability in a Resource Hungry World" recognizes the need for holistic management approaches to effectively mitigate potential water, food, energy, and environmental challenges. This Congress will bring together specialists from academia, industry, consulting, environmental advocacy groups, and government to present innovative ways to improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and minimize environmental impacts. The program will examine international, national and local-scale issues facing both emerging and developed economies.
More information about Rose and her research can be found on her web page.
Jo to present at 15th IUAPPA World Clean Air Congress
Jo has been selected to present at the 15th IUAPPA World Clean Air Congress held in Vancouver, Canada, from 12th-16th September. The title of Jo's abstract is 'Reframing the United Kingdom Air Quality Management Challenge: From Diagnosis to Solutions', which will be presented in the 'Approaches to Environmental Management' technical session.
The 2010 IUAPPA Congress theme of "Achieving Environmental Sustainability in a Resource Hungry World" recognizes the need for holistic management approaches to effectively mitigate potential water, food, energy, and environmental challenges. This Congress will bring together specialists from academia, industry, consulting, environmental advocacy groups, and government to present innovative ways to improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and minimize environmental impacts. The program will examine international, national and local-scale issues facing both emerging and developed economies.
Wednesday, 11 August 2010
Rose has just returned from the Second International Conference on Climate Change in Brisbane, Australia, where she presented a paper on her research methodology entitled "Envisioning the Future: a Methodology for City Scale Carbon Management" which discussed the use of Delphi techniques to imagine low carbon futures for Bristol. The conference attracted delegates from all over the world with discussions on all aspects of climate research.
More information about the conference can be found here: http://www.climate-conference.com
The paper will shortly be published in the conference journal, 'The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses', found here: http://on-climate.com/journal/
More information about Rose's research can be found on her web page: http://www.uwe.ac.uk/aqm/rose.html
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Tim to present at Climate Change conference in November
The Centre for Psycho-Social Studies, UWE in association with UWE Institute for Sustainability, Health and the Environment presents a one-day conference: Seeing Futures: Integrating Scientific Views on Changing Climates on November 13th 2010. Speakers include:
*Dr Stephan Harrison, Associate Professor of Quaternary Science, University of Exeter
Climate Science – Certainty, Uncertainty and Risk
*Dr Tim Chatterton, Senior Research Fellow in Air Quality at UWE, currently on Social Science Policy Fellowship with the Department of Energy and Climate Change
Climate Change – Science, Media, Policy and The Public
*Dr Clive Hamilton, Professor of Public Ethics, Australia National University and author of Growth Fetish, The Freedom Paradox and Requiem for a Species
By audio-visual link from Canberra - Climate Knowledge Under Siege – the Many Forms of Denial
*Sandra White Ecopsychologist, environmental writer, bereavement counsellor, founder member of Transition Hertford
Beyond Sacrifice – Reaching Towards the Ecological Self
The Conference Chair is Sara Parkin, Founder Director of Forum for the Future.
Further details and online registration are available here. Hurry - discount rate until 30th August!
*Dr Stephan Harrison, Associate Professor of Quaternary Science, University of Exeter
Climate Science – Certainty, Uncertainty and Risk
*Dr Tim Chatterton, Senior Research Fellow in Air Quality at UWE, currently on Social Science Policy Fellowship with the Department of Energy and Climate Change
Climate Change – Science, Media, Policy and The Public
*Dr Clive Hamilton, Professor of Public Ethics, Australia National University and author of Growth Fetish, The Freedom Paradox and Requiem for a Species
By audio-visual link from Canberra - Climate Knowledge Under Siege – the Many Forms of Denial
*Sandra White Ecopsychologist, environmental writer, bereavement counsellor, founder member of Transition Hertford
Beyond Sacrifice – Reaching Towards the Ecological Self
The Conference Chair is Sara Parkin, Founder Director of Forum for the Future.
Further details and online registration are available here. Hurry - discount rate until 30th August!
Monday, 26 July 2010
Air Quality and Carbon Management CPD training
AQMRC are running a training session this Friday (30th July) as part of their Air Quality and Carbon Management CPD training. This Friday's session will focus on Monitoring and Modelling for Local Air Quality Management and will be attended by environmental scientists from local authorities and environmental consultancies. The course is accredited by the Institute for Air Quality Management (IAQM) and the Institution for Environmental Science (IES) and is worth up to 17 CPD hours, including additional online access after the event. If you are interested in attending this or any of the courses in the Air Quality and Carbon Management series, please email aqmrc@uwe.ac.uk or register your interest online.
Dr Nurul Leksmono Memorial Prize
The AQMRC are pleased to announce the inauguration of an award to commemorate Dr Nurul Leksmono who sadly passed away earlier this year. Nurul was a much loved and highly respected Research Fellow and PhD student in Air Quality Management. The prize, in her name, is to be awarded to the UWE Postgraduate International student whose PhD or MSc thesis on the subject of air quality, carbon management or environmental management can be considered the best in the graduating year. The prize will be presented at the graduation ceremony in November.
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Air Quality Webinar
This is a priority invitation to the following webinar; ‘The Air Quality Paradox? Improving Health, tackling climate change and breathing easier’, hosted on the 2degrees Low Carbon Local Authorities working group on Friday, 16th July at 2pm.
Presenters:
• Daniel Instone, Deputy Director, Atmosphere and Local Environment Programme, DEFRA
• Dr Tim Chatterton, Air Quality Management Resource Centre, University of the West of England
• Simon Cousins, Environment Programme Officer, GLA
The presenters will:
• Examine how the transition to a low carbon economy can be managed to ensure it doesn't have an unintended negative impact on air quality, health and the environment
• Identify and explore synergies and conflicts in addressing carbon reduction and air quality
• Provide practical insights into London's efforts to tackle air quality
The webinar takes place online so requires no travel and will offer you the opportunity to put any questions you may have to the experts.
Register now to attend the webinar and join 2degrees Low Carbon Local Authorities Working Group.
Membership of 2degrees is FREE, but if you join before July 16th you will receive a FREE 2 month upgrade to our enhanced business level service.
Find out more about 2degrees and the Low Carbon Local Authorities Working Group.
For more information on 2degrees or further details of this webinar, please contact Laura at 2degrees here or on 01865 339431.
Presenters:
• Daniel Instone, Deputy Director, Atmosphere and Local Environment Programme, DEFRA
• Dr Tim Chatterton, Air Quality Management Resource Centre, University of the West of England
• Simon Cousins, Environment Programme Officer, GLA
The presenters will:
• Examine how the transition to a low carbon economy can be managed to ensure it doesn't have an unintended negative impact on air quality, health and the environment
• Identify and explore synergies and conflicts in addressing carbon reduction and air quality
• Provide practical insights into London's efforts to tackle air quality
The webinar takes place online so requires no travel and will offer you the opportunity to put any questions you may have to the experts.
Register now to attend the webinar and join 2degrees Low Carbon Local Authorities Working Group.
Membership of 2degrees is FREE, but if you join before July 16th you will receive a FREE 2 month upgrade to our enhanced business level service.
Find out more about 2degrees and the Low Carbon Local Authorities Working Group.
For more information on 2degrees or further details of this webinar, please contact Laura at 2degrees here or on 01865 339431.
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
New AQM Publications
Just published:
Leksmono, N.S., Dorfman, P., Burnet, F., Gibbs, D.C., Longhurst, J. W. S., Weitkamp, E. (2010) Enhancing consultation practices on Air Quality Management in local authorities. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 53(5) pp 559 – 571
Brebbia, C.A &. Longhurst, J.W.S. (Editors, 2010) Air Pollution XVIII. WIT Press. Southampton and Boston. pp 430
J.W.S. Longhurst, J. Barnes, T.J. Chatterton, E.T. Hayes, J.G. Irwin & A. O. Olowoporoku (2010). Recalibrating the United Kingdom’s Local Air Quality Management regime to deliver desired goals. In Brebbia, C.A. & Longhurst, J.W.S. (Editors) Air Pollution XVIII WIT Press. Southampton and Boston. pp73-82.
A full list of AQMRC publications is available on the AQMRC website.
Leksmono, N.S., Dorfman, P., Burnet, F., Gibbs, D.C., Longhurst, J. W. S., Weitkamp, E. (2010) Enhancing consultation practices on Air Quality Management in local authorities. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 53(5) pp 559 – 571
Brebbia, C.A &. Longhurst, J.W.S. (Editors, 2010) Air Pollution XVIII. WIT Press. Southampton and Boston. pp 430
J.W.S. Longhurst, J. Barnes, T.J. Chatterton, E.T. Hayes, J.G. Irwin & A. O. Olowoporoku (2010). Recalibrating the United Kingdom’s Local Air Quality Management regime to deliver desired goals. In Brebbia, C.A. & Longhurst, J.W.S. (Editors) Air Pollution XVIII WIT Press. Southampton and Boston. pp73-82.
A full list of AQMRC publications is available on the AQMRC website.
Rose to attend International Conference on Climate Change
Rose will be attending the Second International Conference on Climate Change at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, from 8-10th July. Rose will be presenting a paper entitled 'Envisioning the Future: a Methodology for City Scale Carbon Management'. In this, she discusses her research methodology, which proposes using Delphi techniques to identify potential future low carbon scenarios for the Bristol city region.
More information about the conference can be found here: http://on-climate.com/conference-2010/
More information about Rose's research can be found here: http://www.uwe.ac.uk/aqm/rose.html
More information about the conference can be found here: http://on-climate.com/conference-2010/
More information about Rose's research can be found here: http://www.uwe.ac.uk/aqm/rose.html
Monday, 21 June 2010
Emission Factor Toolkit (Version 4.2)
A revised version of the emission factor toolkit (EFT) has been issued and is available for download on Defra’s LAQM tools website (http://laqm1.defra.gov.uk/review/tools/emissions.php). The revised version (Version 4.2) allows the use of detailed local vehicle fleet composition data, i.e. it gives the ability to split the traffic into more than just HDV and LDV. It also corrects some minor errors in the way the previous version interpreted some of the national fleet data. Because of these errors, emissions calculated using version 4.2 may be slightly different from those calculated using version 4.1. Any discrepancies will very small, particularly in relation to other modelling uncertainties. Local Authorities are not required to redo any work already carried out using version 4.1 but are advised to use version 4.2 for future work. Version 4.2 will soon be accompanied by a user guide which will explain how to use the new functions.
New LAQM website
Defra and the Devolved Administrations have launched their new and improved Local Air Quality Management website today!
This replaces the following websites: http://www.airquality.co.uk/laqm/laqm.php , http://www.uwe.ac.uk/aqm/review/ and http://www.laqmsupport.org.uk/.
The following links will help re-direct you:
LAQM homepage
Guidance – Policy and technical guidance, practice guidance and lots of other useful guidance for LAQM.
Helpdesks – contacts details for email or phone support for LAQM
FAQs – useful information grouped by subject area
Review and Assessment – example reports, checklists and useful information.
Action Planning – example reports, checklists, useful information on measures and best practice
Tools – including background maps, NOx/NO2 calculator, Biomass calculator, Emissions Factor Toolkit, VCM, DMRB, national Bias Adjustment Factor spreadsheet and more.
AQMAs – maps of AQMAs and lists of which councils have declared
Report Submission Website – for Updating and Screening Assessments and Progress Reports
This replaces the following websites: http://www.airquality.co.uk/laqm/laqm.php , http://www.uwe.ac.uk/aqm/review/ and http://www.laqmsupport.org.uk/.
The following links will help re-direct you:
LAQM homepage
Guidance – Policy and technical guidance, practice guidance and lots of other useful guidance for LAQM.
Helpdesks – contacts details for email or phone support for LAQM
FAQs – useful information grouped by subject area
Review and Assessment – example reports, checklists and useful information.
Action Planning – example reports, checklists, useful information on measures and best practice
Tools – including background maps, NOx/NO2 calculator, Biomass calculator, Emissions Factor Toolkit, VCM, DMRB, national Bias Adjustment Factor spreadsheet and more.
AQMAs – maps of AQMAs and lists of which councils have declared
Report Submission Website – for Updating and Screening Assessments and Progress Reports
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