[en] In this paper, an integrated modelling methodology for
the assessment of population exposure to air pollution, involving
all compartments of the DPSIR-concept, is illustrated
by an application in The Netherlands. The application
demonstrates the advantages of an activity-based approach
by presenting three kinds of applications: the calculation
of vehicle emissions, the simulation of pollutant
concentration patterns and the assessment of the population
exposure to air population. Understanding exposure
variations among activities and subpopulations can be very
useful for scientific and policy purposes: it can provide information
on locations or population groups most at risk,
or can indicate where and when the largest exposure values
occur.
Research center :
Lepur : Centre de Recherche sur la Ville, le Territoire et le Milieu rural - ULiège LEMA - Local Environment Management and Analysis
Disciplines :
Special economic topics (health, labor, transportation...) Civil engineering
Author, co-author :
Janssens, Davy; Universiteit Hasselt - UH
Beckx, C.; Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek - VITO
