🏙️Pollution in cities is not only measured in the air or in decibels, it is also lived and perceived by citizens. 🌆ATMOPOLIS brings together environmental and social sciences to understand how air and noise pollution affect everyday life in European cities. 🌍

🤖 Can machine learning turn pollution data into health forecasts? A recent study published in @nature.com used AI to predict respiratory disease cases from air pollution and weather data. This data could be used to make cities healthier 👉https://doi.org/q57q

😷 Europe’s air quality is improving, but urban pollution remains a major challenge. The latest EEA report warns that more action is needed to meet #2030targets, especially on ground-level ozone, linked to 63,000 deaths in the EU 🔗 shorturl.at/ZvikT

Last April, #ATMOPOLIS joined the @acusti_cat. @OriolMarquet (@acusti_cat) shared ideas on noise & air pollution and how to fight for sustainable cities 🌍🏙️ They also introduced the photovoice methodology 📸💬 led by @gemottuab #ATMOPOLIS #AirQuality #NoisePollution #HorizonEurope

👂☀️ Innovation with impact. Solar Ear makes affordable solar-powered hearing aids, creates jobs for deaf workers, and reduces battery waste. Better health, more inclusion, less waste 🌍 Learn how they do this: solarear.com.br

🧠💨 Can polluted air affect mental health? A recent study links higher pollution levels to more severe depressive symptoms — with socially vulnerable communities facing greater risks. 👉 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42031975/

📈🙅ATMOPOLIS is not only about measuring pollution. It is about understanding how urban systems, communities and environmental pressures interact, so cities can design better, fairer and more effective responses to air and noise pollution. 🏙️

Welcome @ucddublin.bsky.social to ATMOPOLIS! 🎉 Dr Jon Faulkner brings expertise in noise pollution, urban exposure and health impacts — helping us understand how what we hear affects wellbeing in cities. 🌍

What if pollution isn’t just something we measure — but something we experience? ATMOPOLIS connects data, cities and citizens to understand how pollution really shapes urban life. 🌍

🧬 Air pollution can affect our bodies at the cellular level. It triggers inflammation, oxidative stress, and changes in gene expression. Pollution doesn’t just impact what we breathe; it can change how our bodies respond and function over time. ⛓️https://doi.org/hbncg2

Air pollution is also a social issue. People in poorer regions in Europe face higher mortality rates linked to pollution, according to the Science Media Centre España. 💨 Inequality shapes exposure and impact. 👉 shorturl.at/YdLrq

🌱 What if greener cities started in our own gardens? The NK Tegelwippen encourages people to replace pavement with plants. This helps to reduce heat, manage rainwater, and boost biodiversity. Small actions, big impact 🌍 www.nk-tegelwippen.nl

Welcome Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej to ATMOPOLIS! 🎉 Their research focuses on how people perceive and experience pollution — helping connect environmental data with real-life behaviours and communities. 🌍

🌍 Only 13 countries worldwide meet safe air quality levels. In Europe, only three make the cut. 💨 91% of countries exceed safe limits, which is a clear reminder that air pollution remains a global challenge. Check which European countries hit the mark👉 shorturl.at/PwEw2

🌍 How does pollution affect daily life in cities? ATMOPOLIS studies air and noise pollution across Europe. To do so, we combine science and citizens’ experiences to support healthier urban living. Better knowledge leads to better cities. 🤝

🏭 Who owns a company can influence how much it pollutes. A study finds that firms with many small shareholders tend to reduce pollution more, while concentrated ownership leads to higher emissions. 💡 Inequality may shape environmental outcomes. Read why here 👉 doi.org/hbhg3f

@lshtm.bsky.social is also part of ATMOPOLIS! 🥳 🏢 Their Faculty of Public Health and Policy researches economic evaluation and global health, organisation and quality of health services, and the social and environmental determinants of health. We are really happy to have you as part of our team!💫

🚗 Traffic is a major source of urban pollution, but trees can help us monitor it. A study by a Turkish University found that antioxidant traits influence how trees tolerate pollution.🌱 Some species can even help make cities more resilient! 👉Read which ones: doi.org/10.1007/s112...

📸 In ATMOPOLIS, citizens will use photovoice to document their daily exposure to pollution. Combining personal experiences with environmental data helps us understand pollution in a deeper way 🌍

🌊 Plastic pollution feels overwhelming, but solutions exist. The Ocean Cleanup develops large-scale systems to remove plastic from oceans and intercept it in rivers before it reaches the sea. ♻️🌍Innovation can help restore ecosystems👉

🎯 Shoutout to @iiasa.ac.at (IIASA), one of our partners in ATMOPOLIS. They are leading the development of an integrated tool to help cities assess policies that cut air and noise pollution while improving health and climate outcomes. 🌱

🚗💰Paying to get into the centre of a city can make a difference. London introduced its Congestion Charge in 2003, cutting traffic and boosting public transport. From now on, it will also apply to the electric vehicles👉 shorturl.at/6gF6g

🍃Pollution is not just environmental: it’s social. At ATMOPOLIS, we integrate environmental and social sciences to understand how citizens experience pollution in their daily lives. This knowledge is essential to designing effective solutions that improve the quality of life across European cities.💫

🤰 Air pollution exposure during pregnancy combined with psychological stress, may alter newborn gut microbiota and influence early brain development. This provides valuable evidence to support public health interventions.👉Read all the insights of it: doi.org/qspn

Welcome to @uab.cat ! 🎉 Researchers from the Department of Geography and @icta-uab.bsky.social have joined the project and are already working on analysing public perception of pollution using participatory methods like photovoice 📸 Great to have you on board!✨

🫂🌳In Cambodia, direct grants are motivating indigenous climate leadership: protecting forests, securing land, and strengthening livelihoods based on local knowledge and community decision-making, proving that direct access to fair climate financing does work. Learn more here 🔗

☯️ATMOPOLIS integrates environmental sciences and social sciences to understand how exposure to atmospheric and noise pollution affects European citizens. 🌱🏢The goal of the project is to understand the complexity of urban systems and what can be done by citizens and the government.🤝

😶‍🌫️ Domestic pollution is the great unknown, however each year 2.9 M people die prematurely from illnesses attributable to it. 🌱 To fight it, the #WHO created a Health and Energy Action Platform that works to provide universal access to sustainable energy in homes. Check it out 🔗 shorturl.at/EtUSr

🎉We are thrilled to announce #Tampere Univesity and Jonathan Taylor as our project coordinator! 🔬He is the leader of the Urban Physics Research Group in the Department of Civil Engineering, which aims to support the transition to #SustainableCities. We couldn’t have a better coordinator!✨

🏙️ The #EU-funded project #ATMOPOLIS, an innovative study to understand air & noise #pollution from a social perspective, kicked off last month. 🎯The aim is to develop an integrated tool to evaluate the health & climate impacts of mitigation policies. 👉https://shorturl.at/ZO9bu