Background Exposure to air pollution and physical inactivity are both significant risk factors
for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). These risk factors are also linked so that the …

Objective Walking and cycling for transportation (ie active transportation, AT), provide
substantial health benefits from increased physical activity (PA). However, risks of injury from …

In the present study, a novel approach based on multi-criteria analysis was proposed to
prioritize PM mitigation strategies from economic, environmental and social aspects. Multi …

The impact of urban air pollution on the environments and human health has drawn
increasing concerns from researchers, policymakers and citizens. To reduce the negative …

Background Transport microenvironments tend to have higher air pollutant concentrations
than other settings most people encounter in their daily lives. The choice of travel modes …

Monitoring efficiently urban microclimates is necessary for rendering cities resilient against
climate change impacts. Aiming to retrieve data of high spatial resolution, mobile monitoring …

Abstract The World Health Organization estimates 3.7 million deaths in 2012 in low-and
middle-income Asian countries due to outdoor air pollution. However, these estimates do not …

Mobile monitoring is increasingly used as an additional tool to acquire air quality data at a
high spatial resolution. However, given the high temporal variability of urban air quality, a …

Background Traditional approaches for measuring air quality based on fixed measurements
are inadequate for personal exposure monitoring. To combat this issue, the use of small …

Abstract Purpose of Review By 2050, 70% of the global population will live in urban areas,
exposing a greater number of people to specific city-related health risks that will only be …