Full text of the paper:
Collected Papers of the Faculty of Law, University of Novi Sad
2020, vol. LIV, No. 1, pp. 71–91
language of the paper: Serbian
Overview paper
udk: 504.5:662.6/.7]:061.1EU
doi: 10.5937/zrpfns54-26659
Authors:
Tatjana Bugarski, Ph.D., Full Professor
University of Novi Sad
Faculty of Law Novi Sad
T.Bugarski@pf.uns.ac.rs
Bojan Tubić, Ph.D., Associate Professor
University of Novi Sad
Faculty of Law Novi Sad
B.Tubic@pf.uns.ac.rs
Milana Pisarić, Assistant with Ph.D.
University of Novi Sad
Faculty of Law Novi Sad
M.Pisaric@pf.uns.ac.rs
Abstract:
Air pollution in urban areas is currently one of the major risks to the environment and human health. Directives at the level of the European Union require Member States to monitor and control the concentration of certain pollutants in the air, especially in urban areas. However, despite the fact that there is a legal framework for controlling the concentration of air pollutants, the data show that a number of Member States fail to meet air quality standards, and thus to protect the health of the population. This paper presents individual air quality standards in urban areas at the level of the European Union and analyzes the application of these standards through several examples. In addition, the multiple importance of the control system for the concentration of certain air pollutants in urban areas was pointed out, in terms of the impact of polluted air on human behavior and the growth of crime rates.
Keywords:
environmental protection, air pollution, European Union.