Ports and their influence on local air pollution and public health: a global analysis

César Ducruet, Hidekazu Itoh, Bárbara Polo Martin, Mame Astou Séné, Mariantonia Lo Prete, Ling Sun, Hidekazu Itoh and Yoann Pigné

No 2023-32, EconomiX Working Papers from University of Paris Nanterre, EconomiX

Abstract: Despite the skyrocketing growth of environmental studies in recent decades about ports and shipping, the local health impacts of ports remain largely under-researched. This article wishes to tackle this lacuna by statistically analyzing data on global shipping flows across nearly 5,000 ports in 35 OECD countries between 2001 and 2018. The different traffic types, from containers to bulks and passengers, are analyzed jointly with data on natural conditions, air pollution, socio-economic features, and public health. Main results show that port regions pollute more than non-port regions on average, while health impacts vary according to the size and specialization of port regions. Three types of port regions are clearly differentiated, of which industrial, intermediate, and metropolitan port regions.

Keywords: health; maritime transport; air pollution; port region; vessel movements (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I15 Q53 Q56 R11 R40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39 pages
Date: 2023
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