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About the Course

The Foundation Course has been compiled by an international team of air pollution specialists and aims to provide the student with a good grounding in the mains issue relevant to each aspect of air quality management.

The Foundation Course was produced by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and the University of York (UoY) as part of the Clean Air for Asia Training Programme. The programme was led by the SEI and UoY in collaboration with the Pollution Control Department (Thailand), Ho Chi Minh State Environmental Protection Agency (Vietnam) and Clean Air for Asia Cities Initaitive (CAI-Asia). The Clean Air for Asia Programme was funded under the European Union's Asia Urbs programme (TH/Asia Urbs/01 (91000)). Additional funding was received from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), World Health Organization, Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), and Force Technology.

Funders and Collaborators

Asia Urbs Logo IAEA Logo Norwegian Institute for Air Research - logo WHO Logo
Ho Chi Minh Environmental Protection Agency (HEPA) Logo CAI Asia Logo Pollution Control Department ThailandLogo Force Technology

 

 

Module Editors

Photo of Gary Haq Dr Gary Haq,

Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York
Photo of Dieter Schwela Dr Dieter Schwela,

Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York

 


Module Contributors

Professor Bingheng Chen, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai
Dr Dilip Biwas, , Former Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board, New Delhi
Dr David L. Calkins, Sierra Nevada Air Quality Group, LLC, San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Dr Axel Friedrich, Department of Transport and Noise at the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Berlin
Mr Karsten Fuglsang, FORCE Technology, Copenhagen
Dr Gary Haq, Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York, York
Professor Lidia Morawska, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
Professor Frank Murray, School of Environmental Science, Murdoch University, Perth
Dr Kim Oanh, Environmental Technology and Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok
Dr Dieter Schwela, Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York, York
Mr Bjarne Sivertsen, Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Olso
Dr Vanisa Surapipith, Pollution Control Department, Bangkok
Dr Patcharawadee Suwanathada, Pollution Control Department, Bangkok
Mr Harry Vallack, Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York


The course modules were tried and tested by students at the Clean Air for Asia Training Programme workshops. These were held in Bangkok on 22 May - 2 June 2006 and in Ho Chi Minh City on 31 October - 10 November 2006. Student feedback was used to revise and improve the course content.

Field Trip students on Air pollution management course Students in Clean Air for Asia Training Programme Workshops