Air pollution, which kills an estimated 7 million people every year, is one of the greatest environmental health risks of our times. Finding solutions to this threat poses challenges to practitioners and policymakers alike. Increasing awareness on the benefits of transdisciplinary research in solution-oriented sustainable development projects has led to the establishment of the research project “A Transdisciplinary Approach to Mitigate Emissions of Black Carbon” (TAME-BC). This paper introduces the TAME-BC research setup that took place with Metro Manila, Philippines, case study. The approach integrates BC measurements with technological, socio-political, and health aspects to improve the scientific state of the art, policymaking, transport sector planning, and clinical studies related to air pollution health effects. The first pillar in the setup presents an (1) air quality assessment through aerosol measurements and instrumentation, complemented by a (2) description and assessment of the current policies, technologies, and practices of the transport sector that is responsible for pollution levels in the Philippines, as well as a (3) BC exposure and associated health impacts assessment. The fourth pillar is intercrossing, fostering (4) knowledge co-creation through stakeholder involvement across scales. We argue that this transdisciplinary approach is useful for research endeavors aiming for emission mitigation in rapidly urbanizing regions beyond Metro Manila.

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从转移到知识联合生产：菲律宾马尼拉大都会区减少黑碳排放的跨学科研究方法

据估计，空气污染每年导致 700 万人死亡，是我们这个时代最大的环境健康风险之一。寻找解决这一威胁的方法对从业者和政策制定者都提出了挑战。对以解决方案为导向的可持续发展项目中跨学科研究的好处的认识不断提高，导致建立了研究项目“减轻黑碳排放的跨学科方法”（TAME-BC）。本文介绍了在菲律宾马尼拉大都会案例研究中进行的 TAME-BC 研究设置。该方法将 BC 测量与技术、社会政治和健康方面相结合，以改进与空气污染健康影响相关的科学现状、政策制定、交通部门规划和临床研究。设置中的第一个支柱提供了 (1) 通过气溶胶测量和仪器进行的空气质量评估，并辅以 (2) 描述和评估交通部门当前的政策、技术和实践，这些政策、技术和实践负责污染水平菲律宾，以及 (3) BC 暴露和相关的健康影响评估。第四个支柱是交叉，通过利益相关者的跨尺度参与促进 (4) 知识共创。我们认为，这种跨学科的方法对于旨在在马尼拉大都会以外快速城市化地区进行减排的研究工作很有用。和负责菲律宾污染水平的交通部门的做法，以及 (3) BC 暴露和相关的健康影响评估。第四个支柱是交叉，通过利益相关者的跨尺度参与促进 (4) 知识共创。我们认为，这种跨学科的方法对于旨在在马尼拉大都会以外快速城市化地区进行减排的研究工作很有用。和负责菲律宾污染水平的交通部门的做法，以及 (3) BC 暴露和相关的健康影响评估。第四个支柱是交叉，通过利益相关者的跨尺度参与促进 (4) 知识共创。我们认为，这种跨学科的方法对于旨在在马尼拉大都会以外快速城市化地区进行减排的研究工作很有用。