Near-Roadway Pollution and Childhood Asthma: Implications for Developing “Win–Win” Compact Urban Development and Clean Vehicle Strategies
- 1 November 2012
- journal article
- Published by Environmental Health Perspectives in Environmental Health Perspectives
- Vol. 120 (11), 1619-1626
- https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104785
Abstract
Background: The emerging consensus that exposure to near-roadway traffic-related pollution causes asthma has implications for compact urban development policies designed to reduce driving and greenhouse gases.Keywords
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