Department of Economics, Umeå University, S-901 87, Umeå, Sweden www.cere.se CERE Working Paper, 2021:17 Barriers and opportunities to incorporate scientific evidence into air quality management in Mexico: A stakeholders’ perspective

Dalia M. Muñoz-Pizza (), Mariana Villada-Canela (), Patricia Rivera-Castañeda, Álvaro Osornio-Vargas, Adan Martinez-Cruz and José Luis Texcalac-Sangrador
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Dalia M. Muñoz-Pizza: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
Mariana Villada-Canela: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
Patricia Rivera-Castañeda: El Colegio de la Frontera Norte
Álvaro Osornio-Vargas: University of Alberta
José Luis Texcalac-Sangrador: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública

No 2021:17, CERE Working Papers from CERE - the Center for Environmental and Resource Economics

Abstract: Air pollution is among the most pressing environmental issues worldwide. Unfortunately, an effective reduction in air pollution remains elusive, and so does the incorporation of scientific evidence into air quality policies. This paper takes seven Mexican cities as study cases to document barriers and opportunities to incorporate scientific evidence into air quality policies. Supported by the Grounded Theory approach, we conduct and analyze interviews to decision-makers, researchers, and representatives of non-governmental organizations involved in programs aiming to improve air quality in Mexico. Findings from this study illustrate differences across cities in the technical capacity to produce evidence, and document barriers shared to incorporate evidence into air quality management – including institutional capacity, interest groups, legal frameworks, and limited knowledge transfer. Opportunities that increase integration of evidence into air quality policies include follow-up programs, guaranteed research funding, contextualizing the topics to be investigated as a public problem, and assigning a crucial role to research so that formal and informal links among decision-makers and scientists are formed and strengthened.

Keywords: evidence-based policy; air quality management; stakeholders’ perspective; Mexico (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q53 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29 pages
Date: 2021-12-10
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