Better Air Quality Improves Quality of Life
Tsuji, Masami | April 2009
Abstract
Air pollution persists as a threat to the environment and the health and quality of life of Asia’s urban population. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 530,000 premature deaths in Asia are caused annually by urban air pollution.
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Tsuji, Masami. 2009. Better Air Quality Improves Quality of Life. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/2748. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Work Environment
Urban Environment
Social Environment
Regulatory Environments
Marine Environment
International Environmental Relations
Institutional Environment Assessment
Global Environment
Environmental Sustainability
Environmental Strategy
Environmental Services
Environmental Resources
Environmental Management and Planning
Environmental Issues
Environmental Guidelines
Environmental Effects
Environment and Pollution Prevention
Environmental Control
Environmental Technology
Land Development
Forestry Development
Fishery Development
Environmental Statistics
Environmental Planning
Environmental Management
Environmental Education
Environmental Capacity
Pollution Control
Nature Protection
Environmental Conservation
Air quality indexes
Ecological risk assessment
Environmental impact evaluation
Analysis of environmental impact
Environmental toxicology
Health risk assessment
Rain and rainfall
Acid precipitation
Ozone-depleting substance mitigation
Greenhouse gas mitigation
Prevention of pollution
Air quality
Air quality management
Pollution
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