Modelling Population Exposure to Traffic Air Pollution Using GIS

The paper outlines the background, methodology and perspectives for an ongoing PhD project with the objective to develop a model for population exposure to traffic induced air pollution in order to improve assessment of health impacts and impacts of various traffic control strategies. A selected urban area will be used as a case study. The model will combine modelled air pollution data using the Danish Operational Street Pollution Model (OSPM) and population data using a Geographic Information System (ArcView). A simple population dynamics model will be established to model the number of people which simultaneously are present in a given area during a given time.