Vohra, Karn, Bloss, William J., Mangaraj, Poonam, Sahu, Saroj Kumar, Wu, Sicheng, Mazzeo, Andrea, Zhong, Jian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1026-8695, Bartington, Suzanne, Li, Peiyuan, Wadhwa, Abhinav, Kumar, Rajesh and Sharma, Ashish (2026) Chapter 1. Impacts of road transportation on emissions, air quality, and public health. In: Sharma, Ashish, Potoglou, Dimitris, Miranda, Fabio, Radcliffe, Jonathan and Anderies, John M., (eds.) Clean Energy and Equitable Transportation Solutions. IGI Global Scientific Publishing, Hershey, PA, USA, pp. 1-16. ISBN 979-8337399089 (doi:10.4018/979-8-3373-9908-9.ch001)

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Abstract

Present-day road transportation relies on traditional fossil fuels and has unintended adverse effects on emissions of greenhouse gases, anthropogenic heat and air pollutants, air quality and public health. A thorough assessment of current environmental and health burdens helps clarify how future decisions could improve outcomes. Here, four case studies are presented – greenhouse gas emissions in the UK, anthropogenic heat emissions in Chicago (US), air pollutant emissions in Indian megacities and air pollutant concentrations and associated health burden in West Midlands County (a metropolitan area in the UK). By examining diverse regions worldwide, this chapter highlights that while mitigating road transportation impacts is a global challenge, its influence on emissions, air quality and public health is shaped uniquely by regional challenges and policy outcomes and so addressing this requires region-specific targeted interventions.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	road transportation, emissions, greenhouse gas, air pollution, heat stress, public health
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences Q Science > Q Science (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences (CMS)
Last Modified:	26 Oct 2026 09:54
URI:	https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/54828

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