URBAN AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Changes in the way the world produces and uses energy have become important for a number of compelling reasons, including the negative impacts of indoor, outdoor and transboundary air pollution on human health and the environment. Modern energy services can help meet the basic human needs of nutrition, warmth, and lighting as well as reduce the burden of timeconsuming domestic labour – all of which also contribute to improvements in areas such as education and public health. An effective environmental planning and management process will help decision makers to formulate and implement realistic and effective strategies and action plans to improve air quality. These strategies and action plans have to systematically address the short and long-term causes of urban air pollution and help the city to achieve a sustainable growth pattern.