From use to abuse? A city -scale study on the issuance of motorized vehicle pollutants and associated population exposure levels in Cuenca

The proposed project is to identify and quantify the emissions generated by motor vehicles in the city of Cuenca. Unlike the state of the art, the project is not limited to specific studies of type emissions of type vehicles, or emissions in a corridor or given point (a land terminal, for example) but to the spacetime quantification of vehicle emissions at the macro level, considering the real flow flows in the city. A second important dimension of the project focuses on contrasting the spacetime patterns of emission of contaminants with the places where the population resides, where they carry out their daily activities, and with frequent corridors of active mobility (non -motorized), to determine which sectors of the population affect the pollutants and to what extent. Finally, it is considered a projection of the population at the year 2040 and this scenario is analyzed in terms of traffic volumes, emissions and population exposure. The results and findings of the project provide high -level supplies for planning, decision making and public policy design regarding mobility, environmental pollution and the health and well -being of citizens that are exposed to pollutants. In addition, the results will provide scientific evidence to generate awareness in the population about the consequences of "use and abuse" of motorized means of transport, seeking to generate responsibility for our vehicular emissions - since they often do not suffer those who emit them but those who carry out their activities in high traffic sectors.

2nd UNIVERSITY COMPETITION FOR RESEARCH-LINKAGE PROJECTS