Singh, Ajit;
Bakare, Hakeem;
Mazzeo, Andrea;
Avis, William R;
Ng'ang'a, David;
Gatari, Michael;
Bartington, Suzanne E;
... Pope, Francis D; + view all
(2022)
Urban diagnostics and a systems approach to air quality management: Pathways towards sustainable economic development and a healthy nairobi, Kenya.
Frontiers in Environmental Science
, 10
, Article 978002. 10.3389/fenvs.2022.978002.
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Abstract
Taking holistic actions to improve urban air quality is central to reducing the health risks associated with urbanisation, yet local evidence-based and institutional frameworks to achieve this are still challenging especially in many low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). This paper develops and applies an integrated systemic approach to explore the state of air quality management in Nairobi, Kenya; as an LMIC exemplar city. The urban diagnostics approach developed assesses current particulate matter air pollution in Nairobi; quantifies anthropogenic emissions for the years 2015 and 2020 and projects scenarios of impacts of actions and inactions to 2030. This was combined with a review of grey literature on air quality policies, urban development and interviews with key stakeholders. The analysis suggests that commendable progress has been made to improve air quality in Nairobi but continuing hazardous levels of air pollution still require concerted policy efforts. Data available for numerical simulations have low spatial resolution and are generated from global emission inventories that can miss or misrepresent local emission sources. The current air quality data gap that needs to be addressed are highlighted. Strong political support is required to ensure that current air quality improvement approaches are evidence based to achieve long-term sustainability goals.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Urban diagnostics and a systems approach to air quality management: Pathways towards sustainable economic development and a healthy nairobi, Kenya |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fenvs.2022.978002 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.978002 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2022 Singh, Bakare, Mazzeo, Avis, Ng'ang'a, Gatari, Bartington, Thomas, Bryson, Andres, Quinn, Burrow, Ndegwa, Mwaniki, Randa and Pope. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
| Keywords: | air pollution, PM emission, anthropogenic emission, public policy, urbanization, east africa |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Planning UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10155901 |
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