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9781402060090: Highway and Urban Environment: Proceedings of the 8th Highway and Urban Environment Symposium

Synopsis

The 8th Highway and Urban Environment Symposium (8HUES) was held on 12-14 June 2006 in Nicosia, Cyprus. 8HUES was hosted in Cyprus by the Cyprus Institute. HUES is run by Chalmers University of Technology within the Alliance for Global Sustainability (AGS). The following facts provide a background for 8HUES: - 150 abstracts for posters and papers were accepted - 80 delegates (24 female) attended the symposium - 23 countries were represented, including all continents - 71 oral presentations at the symposium - 20 poster presentations - 50 written manuscripts for these proceedings HUES was initiated by Professor Ron Hamilton at Middlesex Polytechnic (now University) in the early 1980s. The initial aim was to measure and assess challenges in highway pollution. These challenges particularly - cluded urban photochemical smog, with an emphasis on ozone formation and particle release. The first symposium was titled "Highway Pollution" and had a clear aim to make a difference. The proceedings were published in an interdisciplinary journal.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

With half of the world's population now living in urban areas, and rapid urbanization continuing apace, it is essential that the growth of urban areas is supported by the development of adequate and sustainable infrastructure. This work offers comprehensive coverage of critical issues on the highway and urban environment which are key to understanding sustainability in the world's expanding urban areas.

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