Urban Air Quality Management Strategy in Asia
Author | : Jitendra J. Shah |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1997-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0821340379 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780821340370 |
Rating | : 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: World Bank Technical Paper No. 381.Swelling urban populations and increased concentration of industry and automotive traffic in Asia?s cities has resulted in severe air pollution. The goal of the Urban Air Quality Management Strategy is to assist in designing and implementing policies and monitoring and managing tools to improve air quality in the major Asian metropolitan areas. This report focuses on the development of an air quality management system for Greater Mumbai (Bombay), India. Measures to reduce air pollution in this area focus on a traffic and action plan for air pollution abatement that takes into account the economic costs and benefits of abatement measures.