Emerging Political And Collaborative Decision-making Frameworks For Designating Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs) In The UK: Implications For Future Air Quality Action Plans (AQAPs)

Scientific assessments of local air quality have been the focus of UK local authority air quality management work since the establishment of the UK National Air Quality Strategy in 1997*. The majority of local authorities have now completed their first phase of local air quality review and assessment work, and emerging from this is an anticipated suite of over 110 Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs), requiring Air Quality Action Plans (AQAPs) to assist with air quality improvements locally. With AQMAs now being declared, variations in their spatial extent, temporal dimension and shape are emerging, as a resu