Carlo Luiu

Dec 9, 2024 | mdpi.com | Isabelle Whelan |Carlo Luiu |Francis Pope

1. Introduction 1.1. Health Impact of Air Pollution ImpactsAir pollution is recognised as the contamination of the atmosphere by any chemical, physical, or biological agent at increased concentrations, emitted from natural or anthropogenic sources, posing risks to human health [1,2]. The World Health Organisation (WHO) identifies air pollution as the foremost environmental health threat, second only to tobacco smoking as the leading cause of non-communicable diseases and mortality in Europe [1,3].

Nov 25, 2024 | nature.com | Ajit Singh |Francis Pope |Carlo Luiu |John R. Bryson |Stefan Krause |Karen Rowlingson | +1 more

AbstractGlobally, climate change represents the most significant threat to the environment and socio-economic development, endangering lives and livelihoods. Within the UN’s current 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), climate action is explicitly covered under Goal 13, “to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts”.

Oct 10, 2024 | preprints.org | Isabelle Whelan |Carlo Luiu |Francis Pope

Preprint Article Version 1 This version is not peer-reviewed Version 1 : Received: 9 October 2024 / Approved: 10 October 2024 / Online: 10 October 2024 (13:16:25 CEST) Whelan, I.; Luiu, C.; Pope, F. D. Assessing the Polarizing Impacts of Low-Traffic Neighbourhoods: A Community Perspective from Birmingham, UK. Preprints 2024, 2024100799. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.0799.v1 Whelan, I.; Luiu, C.; Pope, F. D.