Air pollution
Mexico City
Stakeholders
Population density
Geographical issues - e.g. Mexico City like a bowl
Other sources of pollution, e.g. industry, firewood for cooking, unpaved roads, burning waste
Existing evidence of health problems
Respiratory
Brain health
Existing solutions
Alerts, e.g. in China, Nepal having warnings for high pollution levels on specific days
Do we include passive smoking?
Evidence of relationship with dementia - Killin, Russ systematic review
Communication methods
Online news
Traditional media
Social media
Politicians
Consider corruption
Vehicle-free day in Addis Ababa
Incentives to buy electric cars or bicycles
Difficult for lower socioeconomic groups
Alternating days for car driving (e.g. Seoul)
Paris - free public transport
Tree planting in Ethiopia
California Green Building Standards promoting good outdoor air quality
Vehicle density, cars per person
Education programs in schools
Repairing damaged roads to reduce time on road
Speed limits
Equity issue - racial/segregation within city
Air pollution index
Homeless people living under bridges - illegal in Ethiopia. Recent relevance in Oakland too
Social and community organisations to raise awareness
Smoking in public places as example
Persuasive strategies
Financial savings
Health impact assessment standard
Depends on cause of air pollution
Tag onto existing work to reduce climate change
Recycling waste to reduce burning plastic
Using greener energy sources than burning firewood
Subsidising electricity or making it cheaper to reduce LPG use for cooking
Enforcement of laws (e.g. against burning wood/coal)
Renewable energy sources into national electricity grid
Charcoal briquettes (still causes air pollution but a cleaner option)