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Table 2 Eligibility criteria

From: Engaging communities in addressing air quality: a scoping review

Eligibility criteria

Include

 Country

Developed economies as defined by the United Nations (2020)

 Focus/setting

Indoor and/or outdoor air quality in the living environment

 Population of interest

Participation of groups and individuals of all ages (including school children)

 Studies of interest

No restriction on nature of study design

 Language

Written in or translated into English

 Intervention/mechanism

Active participation of groups and/or individuals to influence air pollution/quality within the living environment

Exclude

 Focus/setting

Wider environmental focus (e.g. health impact assessments, climate change, smoking, nuisance)

 Studies of interest

Letters, opinion pieces, review articles, conference abstracts, study protocols and full text not available

 Intervention/mechanism

No evidence of active participation (e.g. studies reporting public perceptions, awareness raising, citizen science with no engagement other than data collection)