ASSESSMENT OF RISK TO PUBLIC HEALTH FROM THE IMPACT OF TRANSPORT IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN AREAS (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE CITY OF YAROSLAVL)

Borodkin Alexey Evgenievich, Director of the center of health risk assessment, researcher, post-graduate student of ANO Scientific-Research and Development Institute «Cadastеr», Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Geography

Pikulina Natalia Igorevna, Junior researcher, Student of ANO Scientific-Research and Development Institute «Cadastеr», Yaroslavl State Technical University

Abstract

The harmonization of society with the environment, as well as orientation on the «green» world, contributes to the mechanisms of sustainable development. The main purpose of this article is to review areas of the city of Yaroslavl on the basis of the acoustic assessment, exposure and risk loads dependent from the night transport in the conditions of high-density development. The practical relevance of the research focused on the possibility of creating favorable environmental conditions for nonhazardous living, create high-quality, healthy living environment, and the use of results in environmental supervision to solve town-planning issues.

KEYWORDS: sustainable development, assessment of health risks, noise, vehicles.

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