Tiziana Binda
Evaluation of health social costs due to urban air pollution caused by residential heating: application to the case study of Turin.
Rel. Stefano Paolo Corgnati, Cristina Becchio, Marta Carla Bottero. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Architettura Costruzione Città, 2020
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Abstract
Nowadays, the concept of outdoor air quality is gaining interest, especially considering the impact that air pollutants have on people's health.This relevance is also clarified by the introduction of the assurance of people’s health and wellbeing as an objective for all countries within the Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations.Surely, the problem is particularly relevant in the urban context, mainly for two reasons.Firstly, since anthropogenic activities represent one of the main sources of pollutants, urban areas tend to present a higher level of concentration of local air pollutants, rather than rural places. In particular, it was estimated that 30% of all air pollutant emissions come from the heating systems in the building sector.
Secondly, according to the United Nations Development Programme, it is expected that the urban population will continue to grow, reaching 6.5 million people by 2050.Due to the significant weight of air pollution on health effects and the high concentration of the people in cities, it is fundamental to include their estimation in urban and economic planning, in order to identify proper solutions to safeguard people and to make the built environment healthier and safer.In doing so, there is the need to identify and provide suitable tools and evaluation methods in support of the decision-making process
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