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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818613903321

Autore

Sanchez Triana Ernesto

Titolo

Cleaning Pakistan's air : policy options to address the cost of outdoor air pollution in Pakistan / / Ernesto Sanchez-Triana, Santiago Enriquez, Javaid Afzal, Akiko Nakagawa, and Asif Shuja Khan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : The World Bank, , 2014

ISBN

1-4648-0236-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (pages cm)

Collana

Directions in development

Disciplina

363.739/2561095491

Soggetti

Air - Pollution - Pakistan

Air quality management - Pakistan

Air - Pollution - Government policy - Pakistan

Air - Pollution - Health aspects - Pakistan

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Data availability and methodology -- Analysis of air quality data -- Health damages associated with air pollution -- Air quality regulatory framework -- Air quality management and climate change -- Policy options for abating urban air pollution from mobile sources -- Policy options for abating urban air pollution from stationary sources -- Capacity building for air quality management -- Conclusions and recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

The extent of urban air pollution in Pakistan-South Asia's most urbanized country-is among the world's most severe, significantly damaging human health, quality of life, and the economy and environment of Pakistan. The harm from Pakistan's urban air pollution is among the highest in South Asia, exceeding several high-profile causes of mortality and morbidity in Pakistan. Improved air quality management (AQM) in Pakistan can have notable economic and health benefits. For example, the estimated health benefits per dollar spent on cleaner diesel are approximately US 1-1.5 for light-duty diesel v