Neighborhood Assessment Program
This page last reviewed October 21, 2010
Overview
The Neighborhood Assessment
Program is designed to develop guidelines for evaluating strategies for
reducing air pollution impacts at the neighborhood scale. This effort
includes criteria and toxic air pollutant impacts in communities
affected by multiple emission sources. The ARB, air pollution control
and air quality management districts, environmental groups, community
activists, affected industries and others will use the guidelines to
support consistent, uniform and science-based evaluations of
neighborhood air pollution impacts and reduction strategies.
The Work Plan presents how
the Air Resources Board (ARB) staff proposes to develop guidelines for
evaluating and strategies for reducing air pollution impacts at the
neighborhood-scale. The effort will include criteria and toxic air
pollutant impacts in communities affected by multiple emission sources.
We are calling this effort the Neighborhood Assessment Program (NAP)
and have provided this work plan to inform the public and interested
stakeholders about our efforts.
The ARB, air pollution
control and air quality management districts (air districts),
environmental groups, community activists, affected industries, and
others will be able to use the NAP guidelines to support consistent,
uniform, and science-based evaluations of neighborhood air pollution
impacts and reduction strategies. We believe that it is through such an
approach that local decision-makers can most effectively address
neighborhood-scale air pollution issues.
For More Details:
Work Plan Steps:
- Development
- Methodologies
- Pilot Study
- Refine Methods
- Evaluate Impacts
- Define Strategies
- Create Guidelines
Download NAP Plan Report (PDF)