Research in Collaboration with the Energy and Environment Program

- Jointly Managed by Dr. Moazzem Hossain and Dr. Scott Kennedy

Air quality management initiatives for Kuala Lumpur: A study of stakeholder roles, emission sources, and vulnerable populations

- Sponsor: CIDA funded UEM project at AIT, Thailand

While the air in Malaysian cities is relatively clean compared to some of its neighbors, the alarming growth rate of the vehicle fleet and a trend of expansive development that encourages the use of private vehicles over alternatives foretell serious problems for the near future, especially in the city of Kuala Lumpur. This study will investigate current and projected air quality concerns for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with a particular focus on vulnerable populations that suffer greater air pollution exposure due to their socio-economic status and/or gender. This project will investigate and identify air quality stakeholders, enhance the current database of publicly available air quality data at specific hot-spots, and compare air quality and demographic data to infer the relative exposure of vulnerable populations.

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