In the name of Allah the Merciful

Air Pollution and Climate Change: The Basics

John K. Pearson, Richard Derwent, 1032275189, 9781032275185, 978-1032275185

15 $

English | 2022 | PDF

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This book identifies four key forms of air pollution: indoor, urban,  regional and global. It discusses how these four types of pollution are  manifest in today’s society and examines the scientific and policy  challenges that stand in the way of progress.

Written in a style  that balances scientific underpinnings with accessible language, Pearson  and Derwent examine the sources and historical context of air  pollutants, before dedicating a chapter to each of the key forms. Armed  with these basics, they begin to address the challenges faced by  improving indoor, urban and regional air quality, whilst reducing global  warming in the years ahead. This leads to a greater understanding of  the challenges of global climate change, with new proposals for reducing  global warming. However, the authors conclude that it is only when we  have a scenario of reforestation combined with reductions in emissions  of all greenhouse gases that real progress will be made in the fight  against climate change. Then, air pollution will also be consigned to  history.

With a foreword written by Professor James Lovelock,  this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of climate  change and environmental policy, as well as air quality professionals  working in this important field.