Main Title |
How much is clean air worth? : calculating the benefits of pollution control / |
Author |
Rabl, Ari,
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Cambridge University Press, |
Year Published |
2014 |
OCLC Number |
890186250 |
ISBN |
9781107043138 (hardback); 1107043131 (hardback) |
Subjects |
Air--Pollution--Economic aspects ;
Air quality management--Economic aspects ;
Air--Pollution--Measurement
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EKBM |
TD883.R33 2014 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
02/18/2015 |
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Collation |
xxxv, 671 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
The economic costs of pollution are large, but uncertain. This book, from some of the leading analysts in the field, provides a much-needed accessible description of the methods for calculating externalities, the results and their policy implications. The authors clearly address the relevant uncertainties and ethical underpinnings, bringing a balanced approach to complex issues that are so often distorted by vested interests.-- Introduction -- Tools for environmental impact and damage -- Exposure-response functions for health impacts -- Impacts for air pollution on building materials -- Agriculture, forests, and ecosystems -- Other impacts -- Atmospheric dispersion of pollutants -- Multimedia pathways -- Monetary valuation -- The costs of climate change -- Uncertainty of damage costs -- Key assumptions and results for cost per kg of pollutant -- Results for power plants -- Results for waste treatment -- Results for transport -- Lessons for policy makers. |