Greater London suffers from serious air pollution caused by road traffic. This project created, implemented, and evaluated the "Zero Heroes" program—initiated by the Croydon Council—to teach primary school children about causes and effects of air pollution and methods to reduce it. The program comprises a day of walking to school, plus lesson plans, group activities, and competitions for schools selected. Pre- and post-testing suggests that the program instills pollution-related knowledge and behavioral change, and can be replicated and sustained in other schools in the future.

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Creator

• Brais, Austin Douglas
• Theriot, Timothy Peter
• Bitzas, Gabrielle J
• Longhurst, Katherine Marie

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Environment
• Sustainability
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-061913-163637

关键词

• Curriculum planning
• Air--Pollution
• Education, Elementary

Advisor

• Hou, Zhikun
• Mott, Wesley T.

Year

• 2013

Center

• London, England Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• London Borough of Croydon
• McDonald, Peter

Date created

• 2013-06-19

地点

• Croydon

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright