NDLI: Public perceptions of air quality and quality of life in urban and suburban areas of London

Content Provider	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Author	Bird, A. Williams, I. D.
Copyright Year	2003
Abstract	A comparative study was undertaken at two different sites (one urban, one suburban) in Greater London in order to examine whether there was a relationship between publicly available air quality data and the public's perception of air quality. Perceptions of air quality and its role as a potential quality of life indicator was also investigated. A total of 200 people were interviewed in Wood Green and Wimbledon in 1999 and air quality data were obtained simultaneously from the nearest appropriate monitoring station. The study has enabled a comparison between the public's perception of air quality and the actual monitored concentration values. The survey results reveal how seriously the public regards air pollution from road traffic in terms of their quality of life and identifies the attitudes of the public to nuisance from road traffic. The results reveal that the public's perception of air quality is not a reliable indicator of the actual levels of air pollution in their area. The results also revealed that air pollution issues generated as a result of road traffic are of high importance in terms of people's quality of life when compared to other aspects of their quality of life. The study revealed that residents in the urban area (Wood Green) were more disturbed by road traffic than residents in the suburban area (Wimbledon). Out of all the disturbances listed, it was found that residents were more disturbed by vehicle-derived fumes, dust and dirt than other aspects of road traffic related nuisance. The TELETEXT/CEEFAX service on air quality was little used by the public as a means of obtaining information on air pollution.
Starting Page	253
Ending Page	259
Page Count	7
File Format	HTM / HTML PDF
ISSN	14640325
Volume Number	5
Issue Number	2
Journal	Journal of Environmental Monitoring
DOI	10.1039/b209473h
Language	English
Publisher	Royal Society of Chemistry
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Greater London Wood Green Wimbledon station Air pollution Ceefax
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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