#  Urban Exposures 

 



   ![Urban Exposures Map](/sites/g/files/omnuum10826/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/datasmart/files/mit_sense_feature.png?itok=Socmlr44) 

 

Global urbanization has led to one of the world’s most pressing environmental health concerns: the increasing number of people contributing to and being affected by air pollution, leading to 7 million early deaths each year. The key issue is human exposure to pollution within cities and the consequential effects on human health.

With new research conducted at MIT’s Senseable City Lab, human exposure to air pollution can now be accurately quantified at an unprecedented scale. Researchers mapped the movements of several million people using ubiquitous cell phone data, and intersected this information with neighborhood air pollution measures. Covering the expanse of New York City and its 8.5 million inhabitants, the study reveals where and when New Yorkers are most at risk of exposure to air pollution - with major implications for environment and public health policy.



 

##  Stats 

Dataset(s): US Census and (likely) DPH (air pollution, population, and transportation patterns)

Jurisdiction: Map

Jurisdiction: New York City

Developed by: MIT Senseable Lab



 

 



 [ Project link arrow\_circle\_right ](http://senseable.mit.edu/urban-exposures/) 

 

 

 

 

  [### How Cities Are Using the Internet of Things to Map Air Quality

 ](/news/article/how-cities-are-using-the-internet-of-things-to-map-air-quality-1025) April 19, 2017 

 April 19, 2017 Internet of Things According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 5.5 million people worldwide die each year as a result of air pollution. Many of these deaths occur in large cities, where exhaust from cars, factories, and... 

 

 

   ![Smoke stacks pouring smoke into a blue sky](/sites/g/files/omnuum10826/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/datasmart/files/airqualitysmall.png?itok=qpWfwoIA)