Environmental Health Impacts of Transport and Mobility

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nicolopoulou-Stamati, P. (Editor), Hens, L. (Editor), Howard, C.V (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.
• Series: Environmental Science and Technology Library, 21
• Subjects: Environment.; Medicine.; Public health.; Environmental health.; Noise control.; Air pollution.; Environment, general.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Public Health.; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.; Environmental Health.; Noise Control.

Transport and mobility are essential parts of the current organization of society. Complex activities are interwoven in such a way that problems occurring from the actual process of constant movement cannot be separated, as they are so tightly interconnected. This book examines the health effects of...

Table of Contents:

• Effects of Mobility on Health
• Traffic, Noise and Health
• Environmental Noise, Annoyance and Sleep Disturbance
• Psychological and Social Aspects of "Transport and Health"
• Air Pollution and Health:
• The Respiratory Effects of Air Pollution
• Photochemical Activity of Importance to Health in the Aegean
• Monitoring of Suspended Aerosol Particles and Tropospheric Ozone by the Laser Remote Sensing (Lidar) Technique:
• Health Impact and Control of Particle Matter
• Endocrine Problems Related to Mobility
• Sedentarism
• Mobility and Transport in the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation and National Environmental Action Plans
• Integrating Health Concerns into Transport Policies:
• Mobility and Health in Bulgaria
• Health and Mobility in Flanders (Belgium)
• Country Report Austria on Mobility, Environmental Issues, and Health
• Health and Mobility in the UK
• Effects of Mobility on Health - An Overview.