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UP: Fachverband Umweltphysik

UP 13: Joint-Session with the European Physical Society (EPS) - Environmental Physics Division: ”Energy and Environment“

UP 13.6: Talk

Thursday, March 13, 2008, 16:55–17:20, 3B

Environmental issues in urban agglomerations — •Peter Suppan — IMK-FZK

Urbanisation is likely to continue and urban areas will be affected by climate change. Large cities are subject to special climate conditions with higher temperatures compared with the surrounding country side compounded by high pollution levels. Local emissions from traffic, heating and cooking systems produce high concentrations of pollutants like ozone, NOx and particulates. Managing climate change and reducing air pollution requires a holistic research approach to guide large urban areas into a sustainable future.