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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN TEHRAN


BY G. ASADOLLAH-FARDI


Tehran is the capital of Iran with total area of about 700 Km2. Mountains surround North and East of the city. Due to increasing population, urban and industrial development, the city is faced with an air pollution problem. First, Author introduces summary of current air pollution situation, legislation, regulations, standards and management system. Secondly a brief description of air pollution reduction programme which are being implemented now, has been explained. Some reasons that has caused the action plan to not progress as the planned timetable approved by the government of Iran has been described. A few suggestions for solving the problem and some parameters of successful and failure experiences are mentioned.



A smogy day in Tehran, phto by hapal

more about urban planning in Tehran:

URBAN SPRAWL AND CLIMATIC CHANGES IN TEHRAN

Governance of Tehran City - Region: Challenges and Trends

Tehran Urban Development Planning with a Landscape Ecology Approach (Case Study: Municipal District 22, Tehran)

Urban Planning for Tehran, By Using Environmental Modeling and GIS/RS

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