Automotive air pollution: issues and options for developing countries

Asif Faiz, Kumares Sinha, Michael Walsh and Amiy Varma

No 492, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: Air pollution constitutes an ominous threat to human health and welfare. Its adverse effects are pervasive and may be disaggregated at three levels: (a) local, confined to urban and industrial centers; (b) regional, pertaining to transboundary transport of pollutants; and (c) global, related to build up of greenhouse gases. These effects have been observed globally but the characteristics and scale of the air pollution problem in developing countries are not known; nor has the problem been researched and evaluated to the same extent as in industrialized countries. Air pollution, however, can no longer be regarded as a local or a regional issue as it has global repercussions in terms of the greenhouse effect and depletion of the ozone layer. This paper discusses the contribution of motorized land transport to air pollution problems, with special reference to developing countries. It assesses the adverse effects of air pollution from transport sources, primarily motor vehicles, and reviews possible approaches to bring about improvements. The paper identifies key issues and research needs related to land transport and air pollution in developing countries

Keywords: Transport and Environment; Environmental Economics&Policies; Montreal Protocol; Energy and Environment; Roads&Highways (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1990-08-31
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