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A Study about the Impact of Atmospheric Environmental Changes by Urban Development on Human Health

  • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Abbr : J EIA
  • 2010, 19(1), pp.15-28
  • Publisher : Korean Society Of Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Research Area : Engineering > Environmental Engineering

김재철 1 Chongbum Lee 1 천태훈 1 장윤정 1

1강원대학교

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ABSTRACT

Because deterioration of air quality and urban heat island directly harm health of citizens,Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for urban development projects needs to conduct analysis of their impacts objectively. This study aims to review appropriate methods for assessment of air quality used at each stage of urban development and to investigate prediction and assessment methods of urban heat island. In addition, by evaluating impacts of climate change following supposed urban construction performed in the central area of Korea on public health, it examines usefulness of HIA for urban construction. When urban heat island prediction and HIA method suggested in this study are applied to an imaginary city, they predict urban heat island properly and the impacts of climate changes on public health inside the city could be determined clearly by calculating life-climate index and bio-climate index related with thermal environment from the model.

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