A land use regression variable generation, modelling and prediction tool for air pollution exposure assessment
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Morley, David W
Gulliver, John
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Land use regression (LUR) is commonly used to estimate air pollution exposures for epidemiological studies. By statistically relating a set of geolocated measured pollutant values with explanatory variables defining sources and modifiers of air pollution patterns, such as land cover characteristics, traffic flow and intensity, it is possible to predict pollution levels at unsampled locations. LUR utilises simple linear regression, but the generation of predictor variables, application of the model and the supervised iterative approach to model development means an analyst must be a competent user of both GIS and statistical packages. Here we present an application to simplify the LUR modelling process for exposure scientists and environmental epidemiologists. RLUR is a user-friendly application built using the statistical and GIS capabilities of the R programming language. The main aim of this software is to provide an introduction to the LUR process without the need for specific GIS or statistical expertise.
Date Issued
2018-07-01
Date Acceptance
2018-03-30
Citation
Environmental Modelling and Software, 2018, 105, pp.17-23
ISSN
1364-8152
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
17
End Page
23
Journal / Book Title
Environmental Modelling and Software
Volume
105
Copyright Statement
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Identifier
http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000434465900002&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Engineering, Environmental
Environmental Sciences
Computer Science
Engineering
Environmental Sciences & Ecology
Land use regression
R
GIS
Air pollution
Epidemiology
Exposure assessment
NO2
ESCAPE
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2018-04-09