Kathmandu Valley   Busy street in Kathmandu     Air pollution is a growing problem in the world, especially in urban areas. This is due to the increasing use of fossil fuels, primarily in transportation. Unmanaged urban settlements have also compounded the problem. Unfortunately, Kathmandu and its valley are victims of this problem.     This case study includes: a background section a worksheet introduction exercises You can access them by clicking on the links on the right       Last update: 11 April 2013 Kathmandu Valley  •  Air Pollution (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMBPK0SAKF_0.html)  •  Study area (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMKSK0SAKF_0.html) Exercises  •  Introduction (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMM5L0SAKF_0_ov.html)  •  Exercise 1 (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEM9BL0SAKF_0.html)  •  Exercise 2 (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMIHL0SAKF_0.html)  •  Exercise 3 (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMIRL0SAKF_0.html) Links  •  Useful links (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMO8M0SAKF_0.html) Eduspace - Software  •  LEOWorks 3 (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/multimedia/LEOWorks3.exe)  •  ArcExplorer (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/multimedia/eduspace/ae2setup.zip) Eduspace - Download  •  Fig. 7.1 - 7.10 (zip file) (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/eduspace/Fig7_1-10.zip)  •  MERIS images of Kathmandu valley (zip file) (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/eduspace/Kathmandu_airpollution_Ex-3.zip)