More than half of all children in industrialised countries live in urban areas, and the same will be true in the developing world in the near future. Yet, by almost all indicators, cities are failing to meet the needs of young people, prejudicing their chances as adults. This book summarizes the results of "Growing up in Cities", an eight-country UNESCO Project (Most Programme), including Australia, Argentina, India, Norway, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom and USA.

Important changes in the quality of the urban environment have occurred in Europe in the last few decades. Despite the progress achieved in controlling local air and water pollution, urban areas show increasing signs of environmental stress. Major concerns for European cities are the quality of air, acoustic quality and traffic congestion. Open spaces and green areas are under continuous threat due to more competitive uses of limited land resources.

This report provides an overview of the state of air pollution in major European cities. Air pollution is a feature of life across Europe. The detailed examination of air quality in European cities presented here is both relevant and timely. In this report, each city is examined in terms of its potential for air pollution problems. This reviw concludes that there is capacity for improvement in air pollution management in all of the investigated cities
Organismo promotor:AGENCIA EUROPEA DE MEDIO AMBIENTE
 

The report defines a vision for progess towards a more sustainable, well designed urban future. This report highligts the corrections between the different dimensions of quality of life.
Organismo promotor:AGENCIA EUROPEA DE MEDIO AMBIENTE