Wave 2 support for SPF Clean Air Champions - "Addressing the Challenge of the Indoor/Outdoor Continuum"

对 SPF 清洁空气冠军的第二波支持 - “应对室内/室外连续体的挑战”

• 批准号: NE/X004236/1
• 负责人: Stephen Holgate
• 金额: $ 97.02万
• 依托单位: University of Southampton
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FX004236%2F1
• 关键词: Wave; support; SPF; Clean; Air

Air pollution has long been known to damage health and the environment, with recent research adding considerably to the knowledge base on how this occurs and why. However, air pollution can be thought of as a wicked problem where no single solution will create the desired reductions necessary to meet targets based on health set by the WHO. The Clean Air Champion(s) roles are to help drive forward new research into air pollution in relation to adverse health and effects on the wider environment. At present we know that air pollution of all types, and from multiple sources, causes damage to living cells whether human, animals or plants. However, understanding the total exposure to air pollutants and mixtures across 24 hours and over much longer periods in real world settings is largely unknown. The advent of new technologies in the field for personal and more localised pollution monitoring coupled with improved markers of damage and worsening of diseases will greatly strengthen the information required to introduce control of emissions and mitigation strategies for the benefit of society. Technologies that can be sustaining or disruptive also have a key role in cleaning up the air around us. The ability to create predictive models of adverse air pollution outcomes in relation to climate conditions, urban settings and indoors is an important part of this Air Pollution Solutions programme, but any such model requires validation with real world observations. There is an urgent need to break down traditional barriers between physical, biological and health scientists on the one hand and the research community, industry and local and central government to translate new knowledge on pollution to benefit the health and wealth of society. To achieve these aims, this proposal for a Clean Air Champion(s) lays out a strategy and a delivery plan to strengthen the field and through interdisciplinary working create more joined up working that will translate into benefits to the public at large and create new opportunities for industry as this and other countries get closer to replacing pollution emitting sources by cleaner technologies. A further role for the Champion(s) is to promote greater public awareness and understanding of the adverse effect of air pollution and to offer ways forward where everyone can play their role in driving down pollution levels. The aims of the Clean Air Champion(s) will be: 1) Identify and then undertake a mapping exercise to discern the goals and problems to be solved; 2) Unify key researchers and stakeholders around visionary missions using a range of tools to engage the different communities; 3) Uncover and challenge barriers/obstacles and produce workable interdisciplinary solutions; 4) Create new ideas leading to new interventions to test; 5) Translate these ideas into practical activities targeted at the right audiences; 6) Develop a professional and public communications strategy using the best available evidence and convert these into positive messaging. We see a particular role for early career researchers throughout the whole programme since they will become the leaders who will ensure novel and ambitious goals are set and that the programme becomes sustainable. Having laid the ground for these interactions in Wave1, in Wave 2 with realisation of research outputs and impacts, we will catalyse the interactions between the PIs and their research teams with stakeholders, enabling translation of research to improve air quality and improve the health of the public. We will also place strong emphasis on communication to different stakeholders and the wider public. People will change their behaviour only if they see the new behaviour as easy, rewarding, empowering and normal. Although the work will be coordinated from Southampton, and ICL, London, the activity has to be national in character and sufficiently ambitious to drive change and create a legacy beyond the SPF both nationally and internationally.

长期以来，众所周知，空气污染会损害健康和环境，最近的研究大大增加了有关这种情况的发生以及原因的知识基础。但是，可以将空气污染视为一个邪恶的问题，在该问题中，没有一个解决方案会根据世卫组织设定的健康而产生所需的减少目标来实现目标。清洁空气冠军的角色旨在帮助推动与不利健康和对更广泛环境的影响有关的空气污染的新研究。目前，我们知道所有类型的空气污染以及多种来源都会损害人类，动物或植物。但是，在24小时内，在现实世界中，了解整个空气污染物和混合物的总暴露在很大程度上是未知的。该领域中新技术的出现，以进行个人和更本地化的污染监测，加上改善的损害标记和疾病恶化的标志，将大大加强引入对排放和缓解策略的控制所需的信息，以使社会受益。可以维持或破坏性的技术在清理我们周围的空气方面也具有关键作用。与气候条件，城市环境和室内相关的不利空气污染结果的预测模型的能力是该空气污染解决方案计划的重要组成部分，但是任何此类模型都需要对现实世界观察进行验证。一方面，迫切需要打破物理，生物学和健康科学家之间的传统障碍，研究界，行业以及地方政府和中央政府将有关污染的新知识转化，以使社会健康和财富有益。为了实现这些目标，这项对清洁空气冠军的提议制定了一项策略和递送计划，以加强该领域，并通过跨学科的工作创造更多的努力，这将更多地加入工作，这将转化为公众在整个公众中的收益，并为行业创造新的机会，因为这个国家和其他国家可以通过清洁技术来替换污染来源。冠军的另一个作用是提高公众对空气污染的不利影响的认识和理解，并提供前进的方向，每个人都可以在降低污染水平方面发挥作用。清洁空气冠军的目的是：1）识别然后进行映射练习，以辨别要解决的目标和问题； 2）使用一系列工具与不同社区的工具统一关键的研究人员和利益相关者； 3）发现和挑战障碍/障碍，并产生可行的跨学科解决方案； 4）创建新的想法，导致新的干预措施进行测试； 5）将这些想法转化为针对合适受众的实用活动； 6）使用最佳证据制定专业和公共沟通策略，并将其转换为积极的消息传递。我们在整个计划中看到了早期职业研究人员的特殊角色，因为他们将成为领导者，他们将确保设定新颖而雄心勃勃的目标，并且该计划变得可持续。在Wave1中为这些相互作用奠定了基础，在第2浪中，通过实现研究产出和影响，我们将催化PIS及其研究团队与利益相关者之间的相互作用，从而使研究转化以提高空气质量并改善公众的健康状况。我们还将非常重视与不同的利益相关者和更广泛的公众进行沟通。人们只有将新行为视为轻松，有意义，授权和正常状态时，才会改变自己的行为。尽管这项工作将从南安普敦（Southampton）和伦敦ICL进行协调，但该活动必须具有全国性，并且必须充分雄心勃勃，以推动变革，并在国际和国际上创造超越SPF的遗产。