Aim | To provide scientific evidence about health impacts caused by air pollution and to develop a first-stage “academic draft” for a provincial regulation on air pollution reduction. |
Time period | 2004-2009 |
Disciplines | Epidemiology, environmental health, pharmacology, public health nutrition, environmental engineering. |
Stakeholders | Ministry of Environment, provincial health office, 20 private companies, Government of Jakarta, 28 elementary schools in Jakarta, Jakarta Metropolitan Office, private car and public transport commuters, international non-government organizations, and an international nutritional supplement company. |
Research integration outcome | First comprehensive assessment of main air pollutant exposures and effects on human health in Indonesia. |
Research implementation outcomes | The research underpinned a Jakarta provincial regulation on air quality and a decree issued by the Governor on indoor air quality. |
Reference | Haryanto, B. (2013). Applying the I2S framework to air pollution and health in Indonesia (Commentary). In, G. Bammer, Disciplining interdisciplinarity: Integration and implementation Sciences for researching complex real-world problems. ANU Press: Canberra, Australia: 389-395. (Online): http://dx.doi.org/10.22459/DI.01.2013 |