City planning and population health: a global challenge

B Giles-Corti, A Vernez-Moudon, R Reis, G Turrell… - The lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Significant global health challenges are being confronted in the 21st century, prompting
calls to rethink approaches to disease prevention. A key part of the solution is city planning …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in air quality research–current and emerging challenges

RS Sokhi, N Moussiopoulos, A Baklanov… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
This review provides a community's perspective on air quality research focusing mainly on
developments over the past decade. The article provides perspectives on current and future …

Environmental noise guidelines for the European region

World Health Organization - 2018 - apps.who.int
Noise is an important public health issue. It has negative impacts on human health and well-
being and is a growing concern. The WHO Regional Office for Europe has developed these …

[HTML][HTML] Indoor air quality guidelines from across the world: An appraisal considering energy saving, health, productivity, and comfort

S Dimitroulopoulou, MR Dudzińska, L Gunnarsen… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Buildings are constructed and operated to satisfy human needs and improve quality of life.
Good indoor air quality (IAQ) and thermal comfort are prerequisites for human health and …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental impacts of autonomous vehicles: A review of the scientific literature

Ó Silva, R Cordera, E González-González… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) may have significant environmental impacts although there are
still few studies focusing solely on these effects. A vast majority of articles address …

Environmental noise and effects on sleep: an update to the WHO systematic review and meta-analysis

MG Smith, M Cordoza, M Basner - Environmental health …, 2022 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Nighttime noise carries a significant disease burden. The World Health
Organization (WHO) recently published guidelines for the regulation of environmental noise …

Car free cities: Pathway to healthy urban living

MJ Nieuwenhuijsen, H Khreis - Environment international, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Many cities across the world are beginning to shift their mobility solution away
from the private cars and towards more environmentally friendly and citizen-focused means …

[HTML][HTML] Health impact assessments of shipping and port-sourced air pollution on a global scale: A scoping literature review

N Mueller, M Westerby, M Nieuwenhuijsen - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Globalisation has led to international trade expand rapidly. Seaborne transport
moves 80% of traded goods across the globe, producing around 3% of greenhouse gases …

Road traffic air and noise pollution exposure assessment–A review of tools and techniques

J Khan, M Ketzel, K Kakosimos, M Sørensen… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Road traffic induces air and noise pollution in urban environments having negative impacts
on human health. Thus, estimating exposure to road traffic air and noise pollution (hereafter …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of road traffic noise on annoyance and preventable mortality in European cities: A health impact assessment

S Khomenko, M Cirach, J Barrera-Gómez… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Road traffic is the main source of environmental noise in European cities and
one of the main environmental risks to health and wellbeing. In this study we aimed to …