This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book reports on the results of an
extended survey conducted across Europe within the framework of the APPRAISAL FP7 project to
determine the extent to which an integrated assessment approach to air quality is being adopted
on the one hand by regional and local authorities to develop air quality plans and on the
other by researchers. Following a detailed analysis of the role and structure of the
components of an integrated assessment study the results of the survey are considered from a
variety of perspectives. Above all the book discusses the new light the survey sheds on
emission abatement policies and measures planned at regional and local scales and on their
synergies trade-offs with measures implemented at the national scale. Detailed consideration is
given to the currently available modeling methodologies for identifying emission sources
assessing the effectiveness of emission reduction measures and evaluating the impacts of
emission abatement measures on human health. Current strengths and weaknesses revealed by the
survey are explored and the application of an integrated assessment tool in two case studies
(in Brussels and Porto) is discussed. The book will appeal to all those interested in the use
of integrated assessment in connection with the sources effects and control of air pollution.
