[cleanairuk_news] London Air Pollution Conference (Wed. 17 April 2013) by Mapping for Change (Free)

[Network for Clean Air]

Mapping for Change

*Effective local action on Air Pollution in London*

*A conference for concerned communities and organisations

*When: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM (BST)

*Where: Roberts Building - University College London - Torrington  
Place - WC1E 7JE London - United Kingdom

*Cost: FREE

*Registration Page: http://localactiononairpollution.eventbrite.com

Concerned communities, and organisations that work with them,  
including councils, academics, and public health bodies are invited to  
a conference being run by Mapping for Change on the 17th April at UCL.

For the last two years we have been working on a ‘citizen science’  
programme with communities across London, supporting them to measure  
and map air pollution on their streets.

The conference will look firstly at the need and background for this  
work, with updates from leading academics, policy makers and other  
experts. It will then focus on what local action has achieved and look  
from there at what more can be done locally, and at how local action  
needs to link to work on regional and national policy to give us the  
clean and safe communities that we need. The conference will hear from  
three local communities in London and also from activists who have  
been working for many years in Sheffield.

Click here to find out more  
(http://www.mappingforchange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/air_pollution_A4-7.3.13-1.pdf) and to register your  
attendance(http://localactiononairpollution.eventbrite.com)

Further details:

Speakers will include people from London communities active on these  
issues along with:

*Murad Qureshi, Chair of Health & Environment Committee,
Greater London Authority

*Dr Ian Mudway, Environmental Research Group, King’s College London

*Maria Arnold, Healthy Air Campaign

*Simon Birkett, Clean Air for London

*Neil Parry, East End Quality of Life Initiative, Sheffield

*Louise Francis, Mapping for Change

It will focus on:

Current policy and knowledge issues
The current state and future potential of local action
Gaps in knowledge and action
The role of local councils and public health agencies
The potential for co-operative action by different agencies
and organisations
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The conference is free but places are limited.