Parisian pollution is nothing compared with that of Beijing or Mexico City. Yet Paris, with 11 million people crammed into a region just 20 kilometres across, is to take centre stage in a new research project on the impact of megacities on air pollution. The MEGAPOLI project, which starts next month, will focus on building regional air-pollution models for every city in the world with a population of more than five million. It encompasses 23 research organizations from 11 European countries, along with 24 collaborating partners outside Europe.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/megacity-project-seeks-gauge-urban-pollution
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/declan-butler
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-air-quality
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-quality-monitoring
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-planning
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/europe
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/france