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Ecological and Natural-Based Solutions as Green Growth Strategies for Disaster and Emergency Management of Air Pollution Extremes

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Extremes in Atmospheric Processes and Phenomenon: Assessment, Impacts and Mitigation

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Abstract

Air Pollution, across the globe is worsening despite efforts. It is an international concern due to its transboundary nature and its impacts on regional and global scale. Pollutants that are emitted to the atmosphere become an active participant in atmospheric reactions thereby altering the atmospheric processes. These alterations facilitate threatening air pollution episodes, what we call as “Air Pollution Extremes”. These extremes harmfully effect human health and the environment. There are mooted proposals from the researchers to consider the air pollution extremes as disasters. Disaster management institutes and agencies are to be given with responsibilities on this regard. Air pollution extremes namely, fog, smog, and dust storms have been responsible for multiple deaths per event and serious environmental havoc. World Health Organization (WHO) regards air pollution as a prime factor for human mortality and is to be blamed for seven million deaths in the world every year; therefore, control measures are imminent. Though countries already have in place the legislations and regulating authorities for the control and mitigation of air pollution, many Asian countries like India are still struggling. In this chapter, a two-way “green approach” has been discussed—lowering the source strength, i.e., keeping a check on emissions right at the source and mitigating the pollution that has already been released to the atmosphere. Adopting “green concepts” in economic development and better city planning, and strategically built green covers could be a promising alternative to avert extreme air pollution.

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Hussain, S., Hoque, R.R. (2022). Ecological and Natural-Based Solutions as Green Growth Strategies for Disaster and Emergency Management of Air Pollution Extremes. In: Saxena, P., Shukla, A., Gupta, A.K. (eds) Extremes in Atmospheric Processes and Phenomenon: Assessment, Impacts and Mitigation . Disaster Resilience and Green Growth. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7727-4_16

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