Cleaning Pakistan's air : policy options to address the cost of outdoor air pollution in Pakistan / / Ernesto Sánchez-Triana [and four others] ; cover photo, Giacomo Pirozzi
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Cleaning Pakistan's air : policy options to address the cost of outdoor air pollution in Pakistan / / Ernesto Sánchez-Triana [and four others] ; cover photo, Giacomo Pirozzi
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, District of Columbia : , : The World Bank, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 363.7392561095491 |
| Soggetto topico: | Air - Pollution - Pakistan |
| Air quality management - Pakistan | |
| Air - Pollution - Government policy - Pakistan | |
| Air - Pollution - Health aspects - Pakistan | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Persona (resp. second.): | Sánchez TrianaErnesto |
| PirozziGiacomo | |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Cleaning Pakistan's air |
| ISBN: | 1-4648-0236-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910464334603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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