Report in brief
The RIVM and GGD’en have GGD-directive “Health of the Air Quality Decree” in 2005 updated. The new directive provides an overview of scientific health studies, new laws and regulations, and measure and calculate the implications of that for health. The focus is on traffic-related air pollution.
The directive is a tool for municipalities GGD’en to advise and inform citizens. The aim is to improve local air quality and health as much profit. GGD’en may propose to improve air quality or the spatial structure near busy roads. Municipalities may then use this additional local policy formulation for its people, and vulnerable groups in particular, to protect.
The GGD may advise the municipality to take additional measures to further improve air quality or health damage. This can be achieved by in busy urban roads to involve additional policies, the location of “sensitive bestemmingen’zoals schools in the planning to test based on the distance between the buildings and crowded roads or on the traffic intensity. Addition to housing the sensitive destinations are included and a scoring system can be used to determine sensitivity of spatial objects. The GGD may be also stressed that good communication between municipalities and the public about this important subject matter and practical advice.