10th International Aerosol Conference September 2 - September 7, 2018 America's Center Convention Complex St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Sources and Impacts of Megacities Emissions from Local to Global Scales: Challenges and Opportunities for Mitigation
LUISA MOLINA, Molina Center for Energy and Environment
Abstract Number: 1302 Working Group: Air Quality in Megacities: from Sources to Control
Abstract Urbanization has been a major driver of development and economic progress, but has also created substantial challenges on the natural environment, with impacts at urban, regional and global levels. In recent decades, air pollution has become one of the most important problems of megacities and large urban complexes and has serious consequences on public health, causes urban and regional haze, and has the potential to contribute significantly to climate change. However, as the centers of economic growth, technological advances, social and cultural dynamics, these urban centers also offer opportunities to manage a growing population in a sustainable way. Managing the megacities sustainably will be one of the major challenges in the coming years.
This presentation will give an overview of the current status of studies on the complex interactions between air quality, climate and megacities, and the challenges and opportunities for mitigating the impacts.