An Assessment of the Relationship between Urban Air Quality and Environmental Urban Factors in Urban Regeneration Areas

Authors

  • Yakup Egercioglu Department of City and Regional Planning, Engineering and Architecture Faculty, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, 35620, Turkey
  • Nur Sinem Ozcan Department of City and Regional Planning, Architecture Faculty, Izmir Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, 35160, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v1i2.266

Keywords:

Urban Air Pollution, Urban Regeneration, Quality of Life, Environmental Factors Introduction

Abstract

Urban air pollution has been increasing due to ever increasing population, rapid urbanization, industrialization, energy usage, traffic density. The purpose of the study is to examine the relation between urban air quality and urban environmental factors in urban regeneration areas. Two common air polluters (SO2 and PM10) are considered in the study. The data are collected for Cigli district, including the level of air pollutants, the local natural gas service lines and planning decisions for the years between 2007 and 2011. According to the examinations, urban environmental factors and planning decisions affect the urban air quality in urban regeneration areas.

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Published

2016-06-28

How to Cite

Egercioglu, Y., & Ozcan, N. S. (2016). An Assessment of the Relationship between Urban Air Quality and Environmental Urban Factors in Urban Regeneration Areas. Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 1(2), 171–177. https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v1i2.266