Public engagement with air quality data: using health behaviour change theory to support exposure-minimising behaviours

A McCarron, S Semple, CF Braban… - Journal of Exposure …, 2023 - nature.com
Exposure to air pollution prematurely kills 7 million people globally every year. Policy
measures designed to reduce emissions of pollutants, improve ambient air and …

The societal impact of Open Science: A sco** review

NL Cole, E Kormann, T Klebel… - Royal Society …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Open Science (OS) aims, in part, to drive greater societal impact of academic research.
Government, funder and institutional policies state that it should further democratize …

[HTML][HTML] Improving air pollution awareness of the general public through citizen science approach

KV Abhijith, P Kumar, H Omidvarborna… - Sustainable …, 2024 - Elsevier
The citizen science approach engages the public to co-design effective solutions for air
pollution challenges. Guildford Living Lab (GLL) and Zero Carbon Guildford (ZCG) initiated …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing human exposure to fine particulate matter in low and high-income countries: A systematic review of studies measuring personal PM2. 5 exposure

S Lim, E Bassey, B Bos, L Makacha, D Varaden… - Science of the total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Due to the adverse health effects of air pollution, researchers have advocated
for personal exposure measurements whereby individuals carry portable monitors in order …

[HTML][HTML] Leveraging citizen science and low-cost sensors to characterize air pollution exposure of disadvantaged communities in Southern California

T Lu, Y Liu, A Garcia, M Wang, Y Li… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Assessing exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) across disadvantaged communities is
understudied, and the air monitoring network is inadequate. We leveraged emerging low …

How citizens' information framing enhances government responsiveness for urban sustainable development? Evidence from China's air pollution governance

Z Yuan, C Shen - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Government responsiveness plays a crucial role in promoting sustainable urban
development and addressing pressing environmental challenges. While previous studies …

[HTML][HTML] Children's exposure to indoor and outdoor black carbon and particulate matter air pollution at school in Rwanda, Central-East Africa

E Kalisa, V Kuuire, M Adams - Environmental Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Schoolchildren are a high-risk population, and their exposure to air pollution at school has
been documented in high-income countries. As a result, school siting policies to protect …

Characterising sources of PM2· 5 exposure for school children with asthma: a personal exposure study across six cities in sub-Saharan Africa

S Lim, B Said, L Zurba, G Mosler… - The Lancet Child & …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Air pollution is the second largest risk to health in Africa, and children with
asthma are particularly susceptible to its effects. Yet, there is a scarcity of air pollution …

[HTML][HTML] SchoolAIR: a citizen science IoT framework using low-cost sensing for indoor air quality management

N Barros, P Sobral, RS Moreira, J Vargas, A Fonseca… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Indoor air quality (IAQ) problems in school environments are very common and have
significant impacts on students' performance, development and health. Indoor air conditions …

Risk ambassadors and saviours: Children and futuring public health interventions

B Hanckel, E Garnett, J Green - Sociology of Health & Illness, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Schools are increasingly positioned as sites for intervening on the bodies and minds of
children in the here and now in order to bring about health gain for the future. Public health …