Urban Air Quality Conference

September 2010

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency and the Scottish Government are hosted a one day conference to demonstrate how local authority land use planners, transport planners and sustainability staff can help to improve air quality, minimise the risk to human health and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Speaker presentations

Setting the Scene: Local air quality management in the UK  
Chair: Dr Enda Hayes - University of West of England

Case Study: Perth Air Quality Management Areas and air quality area planning: What and how
Tom Brydone, Perth and Kinross Council

Air Quality and Climate Change: Integrating Policy in Local Authorities 
Ed Dearnley, Environmental Protection UK

Case Study: Reading's Low Emission Zone Proposals - responding to the transport dimension 
Tony Pettitt - Reading Borough Council

Air quality impact assessment and development control 
Dr. Stuart Sneddon - AEA Technology

Case Study: Oxford: local air management quality management - developing cleaner bus fleets 
John Copley - Oxford City Council

ECO Stars fleet recognition scheme: Engaging with fleet operators 
Donald Chalker - Transport Travel Research Ltd

The effectiveness of action planning in local air quality management 
Dr. Beth Conlan - AEA Technology

Development Control: Planning for Air Quality (2010) 
Stephen Cragg - Transport Scotland