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This article explores the potential of mobile learning in adult education with a particular focus on identity formation and self-representation. It draws on the mobile learning experiences implemented within MyMobile-Education on the move, a European project (2010-2012) whose main purpose was to develop guidelines for mobile learning in adult education. This was achieved through a series of national workshops aimed at testing the use of mobile devices as cultural and learning resources for identity (trans)formation by and social empowerment of adults. In this context, the article addresses two particular cases: workshops conducted in Italy and Britain. It begins with a discussion of the concepts of adult education in relation to mobile learning and identity formation, and then moves to an analytical description of the workshops, exploring participants' self-perceptions and productions. Based on this exploration, it concludes with a reflection on the extent to which adult learners' participation in the mobile learning experiences that the project designed for them supported the formation and development of their identities; it also offers some recommendations for future research in the field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper examines air quality changes that can arise from implementing specific traffic management schemes, based on the findings of current and past impact assessments. Air quality changes arising from pedestrianisation, traffic rerouting, traffic calming, and bus priority routes are outlined. Case studies are presented where air quality was measured before and after the implementation of a scheme in order to assess how effective traffic management can be in reducing ambienttraffic-related pollutant levels. Limitations of past and current studies are highlighted. The need for more monitoring studies, and the need for data from those studies to be used to test and validate a range of suitable numerical models, is emphasized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]