PUrE Conference 2008 Announcement

The main aim of the PUrE conference is to bring together internationally-leading researchers and experts to help address the challenges posed by pollution in cities. The conference will provide a forum for researchers and professionals from academe, industry and other organisations as well as policy makers to present and discuss the state-of-the-art developments in this field and to identify key future research needs.

Conference themes include but are not limited to:

• Sources of pollution
• Pollutant fate and transport modelling
• Environmental, ecological and health impacts
• Sustainability assessment
• Urban behaviour and public perception
• Changes in pollution policy and liability
• Risk and uncertainty
• Decision-support tools
• Case studies

Workshop

In addition to plenary lectures, oral and poster presentations, several workshops will be held during the conference, including the following topics:

• Life cycle approach to managing urban pollution
• Risks and uncertainties associated with urban pollution
• Tools for integrated assessment and management of urban pollution
• The way forward in sustainable management of urban pollution