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that has been delegated authority to manage and regulate air emissions within its
boundaries, is proposing a novel Non-Road Diesel PM Emission Reduction Initiative.
The Initiative is focused on Tier 0 and Tier 1 high PM emitting engines and consists of
simple but efficient regulatory requirements and an incentive fund. The Emission
Regulation would require registration, machine labelling and fees for older Tier 0 and
Tier 1 non-road diesel engines. Fees would be based on the magnitude of engine
emissions and fee rates would increase over time, with the intent of accelerating the
upgrade or replacement of older machines. Fees collected would contribute to an
Incentive Fund that would be used to assist high-emitting engine owners and operators to
reduce their emissions. Metro Vancouver has consulted on the Initiative with industry,
engine owners and managers, equipment manufacturers, emission control suppliers,
public health representatives and other interested parties for over a year and intends to
develop regulatory language for adoption by its Board later in 2010. The regulation
would be the first of its kind in Canada and could be a model for adoption in other
jurisdictions.
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H. Swinkels; Fraser Health Authority, Surrey, BC, Canada
A growing body of research has demonstrated that many land use development and
transportation practices that improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and
minimize environmental damage are also associated with positive health impacts. These
findings shed light on promising new levers to effectively mitigate potential water, food,
energy, and environmental challenges while promoting public health.
To move forward in integrating health promoting policies into land use and transport
planning practice, a Canadian national coalition of health units, community planning
organizations and NGOs came together in 2009 under the Canadian Partnership Against
Cancer’s Coalitions Linking Action and Science for Prevention (CLASP) initiative. The
project focuses on enhancing, field-testing and disseminating a range of tools and policies
for improving the health and environmental impacts of new and existing urban
communities in Canada. Tools currently under production include:
-- A development checklist for planners with targets and an implementation plan;
-- A software tool to evaluate the extent to which proposed developments will promote or
hinder health;
-- An analysis of consumer demand for more walkable residential developments;
-- A synthesis of the latest Canadian research on health and the built environment;
-- Evaluation of a training & technical assistance program to support partner health
authorities in promoting healthy built environments;
-- Results of the evaluation of grassroots initiatives to promote green, more walkable
neighbourhoods.
This presentation provides an overview of evolving approaches translating research on
urban development and health into useable tools and policy supports.
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