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Strategy Misguided: the weak links between urban emission control measures, vehicular emissions, and public health in Guangzhou.
- Source :
- Journal of Contemporary China; Jan2010, Vol. 19 Issue 63, p37-54, 18p, 4 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- The surge in automobile use in the Pearl River Delta region has led to a substantial elevation of ambient concentrations of vehicle-based air pollutants. These pollutants have created a region-wide air pollution problem marked by a steady increase in the number of smoggy days in the Delta, presenting a serious threat to public health. Evidence gathered from Guangzhou suggests that the city's strategy for controlling urban air pollution has not been effective in tackling the newly emerging, combustion engine-generated class of pollutants because it is misguided by a highly selective and outdated urban air quality monitoring system. The disarticulation between vehicular emissions and urban emission control measures shows that a central government-prescribed methodology for air quality monitoring can strongly influence the policy priorities and administrative behavior of local government institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- EMISSION control
PUBLIC health
AIR pollution
AUTOMOBILES & the environment
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10670564
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 63
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Contemporary China
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 47760247
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10670560903335769