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CAPACITIE contd...
CAPACITIE has received European Union funding to examine air, wa-
ter and noise pollution in cities across the globe, includingYork, Berlin
and Seoul.
The Project is hosted by theYork
Environmental Sustainability Institute
. “YESI aims to provide the
evidence base for sustainable solu-
tions to global environmental prob-
lems”, said Professor
Sue Hartley
,
Director of YESI.
The CAPACITIE project is led by
Alistair
Boxall
, Professor in Environmental Science
at York, who regularly advises national and
international organisations on issues relating
to chemical impacts on the environment. He
said:“With increasing urbanisation across the
world, there is an urgent need to improve our
understanding of the factors and processes
affecting pollution in cities and the potential
negative impacts on human health and the environment.We also need
to develop improved approaches for mitigating the effects of a range
of pollutants.”
“The techniques, technologies and skills delivered
through this programme will be highly generic and
transferrable to a range of environmental moni-
toring challenges.”
Professor Alistair Boxall
