title: [Air contamination in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires: the current risk or future climate change, a false option].
abstract: Based on the theoretical framework of environmental risk, this article discusses the management of air quality in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires in relation to current and potential impacts of toxic gases and global climate change on the health of the population. Information on historical and current management of the air was linked to the results of the South American Emissions, Megacities and Climate research project to assess danger, exposure, vulnerability and uncertainty as the dimensions of risk. By contextualizing public policies developed in recent decades on this subject, it was possible to identify emerging configurations of risk and uncertainties as accelerators of social vulnerability. On the one hand, the fact that there is a positive correlation between mortality, changes in temperature and air pollution was confirmed. On the other hand, it became clear that there is a disconnect between air quality management and health care management, while limitations were found in the proposed mitigation measures relating to emissions of greenhouse gases produced by fuel, revealing uncertainties regarding their efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Nacional de General San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina, rabrutzky@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rosana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abrutzky
authors.affiliation: Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dawidowski
authors.affiliation: Programa de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murgida
authors.affiliation: Programa de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires.
authors.forename: Claudia Eleonor
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Natenzon
mesh_terms: D000397:Air Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects; D001118:Argentina; D002947:Cities; D057231:Climate Change; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D012306:Risk; D014504:Urban Health; D035862:Vulnerable Populations