Nowadays, the concept of outdoor air quality is gaining interest, especially considering the impacts that air pollutants have on people health. In the view of providing more sustainable cities to respond to global challenges, policy decision-makers should integrate into urban planning processes also proper solutions to safeguard people health from air pollution, making the built environment healthier and safer. To do so, proper methodological approaches are needed in order to estimate the social costs related to the health effects caused by air pollution exposure, as well as to explore significant indicators able to express them in quantitative terms. In line with this, the paper presents a literature review on the main metrics used to quantify health impacts, as well as on the most diffused socio-economic evaluation methods used to translate them into collective benefits for the society.

Air pollution and health effects: review of indicators and evaluation methods / Becchio, C.; Crespi, G.; Binda, T.; Corgnati, S. P.. - (2021), pp. 1-4. (Intervento presentato al convegno ROOMVENT2020 - 15th ROOMVENT Conference - Energy efficient ventilation for healthy future buildings tenutosi a Torino nel 15 febbraio 2021).

Air pollution and health effects: review of indicators and evaluation methods

C. Becchio;G. Crespi;T. Binda;S. P. Corgnati
2021

Abstract

Nowadays, the concept of outdoor air quality is gaining interest, especially considering the impacts that air pollutants have on people health. In the view of providing more sustainable cities to respond to global challenges, policy decision-makers should integrate into urban planning processes also proper solutions to safeguard people health from air pollution, making the built environment healthier and safer. To do so, proper methodological approaches are needed in order to estimate the social costs related to the health effects caused by air pollution exposure, as well as to explore significant indicators able to express them in quantitative terms. In line with this, the paper presents a literature review on the main metrics used to quantify health impacts, as well as on the most diffused socio-economic evaluation methods used to translate them into collective benefits for the society.
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