title: Proactive management of air quality.
abstract: Traditional air resource management systems have difficulty in addressing global issues, sustainable development, direct citizen participation, and integration with broad economic interests. As reactive management systems, they tend to be compliance-driven, static, and rigid. In contrast, proactive management systems are principle-driven, innovative, and flexible. Bridge scientists play a key role in supporting the transformation of raw data into wise action. Decision-makers need to integrate social values with knowledge about emissions, atmospheric processes, and potential environmental effects using the primary tools of measurements, monitoring, and modeling. The Alberta Clean Air Strategic Alliance, a unique partnership of governments, industry, and public interest groups formed in 1994, operates a comprehensive air management system that is capable of addressing air issues of greater complexity and uncertainty. Its success is measured by the satisfaction of its diverse stakeholders and by the number and scope of its initiatives.
authors: Alberta Department of Environment, 9820-106 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2J6, Canada.
authors: R P
authors: RP
authors: Angle
authors: H S
authors: HS
authors: Sandhu
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003256:Community Participation; D003657:Decision Making; D004777:Environment; D006076:Government; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D011050:Policy Making
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants