The 379-page book funded by Swedish International Development
Cooperation Agency (Sida) was published in October 2014 by the Vietnam
Publishing House of Natural Resources, Environment and Cartography
(NARENCA) Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Vietnam. It is
a compilation of research findings of the 10-year Air Pollution
Research Network for Improving Air Quality in Asian Developing
Countries” (AIRPET) and includes both technical information and policy
recommendations.
Professor Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh, who is based at the Environmental
Engineering and Management program at the School of Environment,
Resources and Development, was the principal investigator of the AIRPET
regional project and the leader of the AIT research team. Prof.
Chongrak Polprasert was the Co-principal investigator and Prof. Eva
Selin Lindgren was the Swedish and Swedish Resource Person
AIRPET was the air pollution component of the Asian Regional Research
Program on Environmental Technology (ARRPET), which included components
on wastewater, hazardous waste and solid waste. The program was
sponsored by Sida and implemented from 2001-2010 in eight Asian
countries under the coordination of the Asian Institute of Technology
(AIT).
Prof. Kim Oanh writes in the book’s Preface: “Structured in 19
chapters, "Improving Air Quality in Asian Developing Countries:
Compilation of Research Findings” covers the methodological development
in air quality management illustrated by case studies. The book serves
as the information source for students, professionals, researchers, and
policy makers. In publishing this book, the AIRPET team hopes that
these findings can also find applications in other parts of the world
where similar conditions exist, to help sustain our collective efforts
in the improvement of air quality.”
According to the editor, AIRPET was conducted as an effort to build up
and mobilize research capacity, and to gather information for in-depth
understanding of the nature of air pollution issues, and ultimately to
improve air quality in Asian developing countries.
Prof. Kim Oanh also acknowledged AIT colleagues in the ARRPET team,
namely Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre and Prof. Chettiyappan Visvanathan,
for their cooperation and support, especially during the annual review
workshops.
“We dedicate this book to our home towns, the beloved and infinite
source of inspiration of our research for better air quality,” Prof.
Kim Oanh writes on behalf of the authors.
More details are available at this link:
http://www.researchgate.net/publication/266912721_Improving_Air_Quality_in_Asian_Developing_Countries_Compilation_of_Research_Findings