The successful candidate will be responsible for core research activities as part of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funded STATION-AIR (Investigating the impacts of urban railway STATION hubs on AIR quality in its environs) project. The project will undertake a holistic assessment of diesel train and road traffic emissions that represent the sources of transport-related air pollution (TRAP) in the environs of large urban railway hubs.
The successful candidate will be responsible for air quality measurement and modelling activities to effectively assess the impact of local TRAP sources on personal exposure for different stakeholder groups. This will inform the development mitigation measures to address these impacts and provide recommendations for improving air quality in the environs of urban railway hubs.
The researcher will work as part of a team alongside a second PhD candidate with expertise in transport modelling.
Overview of the STATION-AIR Project
The overall objective of the STATION-AIR project is to support the effective management and mitigation of air pollution in the environs of large urban railways hubs in Ireland. To meet this goal the following specific objectives are proposed:
1. Undertake a systematic literature review of international best practice and apply to Irish data on how to mitigate against/reduce high contributions of harmful emissions. This will support the development of an assessment framework for urban railway hubs. 2. Apply synthesis of best international practice to Ireland by ground truthing on selected Irish sample sectoral sites.
3. Perform an air quality impact assessment (health, economic and environmental) at urban railway hubs in high density residential/urban centres.
4. Produce policy and design mitigation recommendations to reduce the impacts of rail on localised air quality. Throughout the project, the team will regularly engage with a range of stakeholder and interest groups through different modes of communication to maximise knowledge transfer and overall impact of the project.
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