Kimberly Nicholas
Professor
12 best ways to get cars out of cities – ranked by new research
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Summary, in English
Question: what do the following statistics have in common?
The second-largest (and growing) source of climate pollution in Europe.
The leading killer of children in both the US and Europe.
A principal cause of stress-inducing noise pollution and life-shortening air pollution in European cities.
A leading driver of the widening gap between rich and poor urban residents.
Answer: the vehicles on our streets, primarily the not-so-humble passenger car.
The second-largest (and growing) source of climate pollution in Europe.
The leading killer of children in both the US and Europe.
A principal cause of stress-inducing noise pollution and life-shortening air pollution in European cities.
A leading driver of the widening gap between rich and poor urban residents.
Answer: the vehicles on our streets, primarily the not-so-humble passenger car.
Department/s
- LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
- BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate
Publishing year
2022-04-14
Language
English
Publication/Series
The Conversation
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
The Conversation
Topic
- Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified
Status
Published
Project
- Climate solutions
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 2201-5639