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Revisiting the Relationships Between Non-Renewable Energy Consumption, CO2 Emissions and Economic Growth in Iran

Nasre Esfahani, Mohammad - 2016

Exploring the short-run and long-run relationships between consumption of various sources of non-renewable energy, economic growth and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions would be considered as a golden key to provide rational energy policies of Iran in the post sanctions era. The aim of this paper...

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The benefits of preventing crop loss due to tropospheric ozone

Spash, Clive L. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1994

Agricultural crop production is highly dependent upon environmental conditions among which air quality plays a central role. Various air pollutants have been identified as a potential influence on commercial crops including SO2, NOx, O3 and CO2. In particular, ozone in the lower atmosphere has...

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India’s urban environment: air and water pollution and pollution abatement

Sridhar, Kala S.; Kumar, Surender - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

This paper focuses on air and water pollution in India’s cities, provides empirical evidence to demonstrate the seriousness of the challenges, discusses the relevant policies of national and local government that are used to address the challenges, discusses relevant political economy issues...

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Environmentally Unfriendly Consumption Behaviour: Theoretical and Empirical Evidence from Private Motorists in Mexico City

González, Alva; Ángel, Miguel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

This dissertation treats the topic of environmentally unfriendly consumption behaviour in relation to air pollution and the use of automobiles in Mexico City by analyzing three related aspects: i) relevant factors of driving patterns, ii) differences in the extent of pollution arising from...

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The effects of Air Pollution on Health Status in Great Britain

Giovanis, Eleftherios; Ozdamar, Oznur - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

This study explores the effects of air pollution on self-reported health status. Moreover, this study explores the willingness to pay for improving the air quality in UK. The estimates are based on data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS). The effects of air pollution on...

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Critical Analysis of Stakeholders Involvement and Environmental Impact: Conversion of Crude Oil Based Auto Rickshaws to CNG in Ahmedabad

Sapovadia, Vrajlal; Patel, Sweta; Patel, Akash - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015

The present study aims to understand the prevailing under current, forces, strategies, policies & challenges faced by various stakeholders. The conversion of entire fleet of auto rickshaws to CNG was successful in the 5 years. Along with other measure of clean energy, Ahmedabad made remarkable...

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Do environmental regulations reduce greenhouse gas emissions? A study on Canadian industries

Sedigh, Golnaz - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

of the environment. Also, provinces with a higher rate of unemployment have less formal regulation on pollution density …; for those provinces, providing employment for citizens is more important than providing a healthy environment. Wealthier … provinces with a low employment rate face less pressure from society and can spend more money on the environment; therefore …

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Review of Lead Phase Out for Air Quality Improvement in the Third World Cities Lessons from Thailand and Indonesia

Hirota, Keiko - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006

Due to the rapid economic growth, and increase of motor vehicle ownerships in Asian countries, people are suffering from serious air pollution problems, especially in large cities. There has been a worldwide movement to eliminate lead from gasoline since the 1970s. In accordance with lead...

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Policy for better Air Quality in Asia: Proposal for a Policy Evaluation Method for four ASEAN Countries.

Hirota, Keiko - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

Four ASEAN countries Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand are facing major air pollution problems due to rapid economic growth, urbanization and motorization. Mortality and respiratory diseases caused by air pollution are believed to be endemic in cities of these countries....

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Social Cost-Benefit Analysis of Delhi Metro

M N, Murty; Dhavala, Kishore Kumar; Ghosh, Meenakshi; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006

The growing demand for public transport in mega cities has serious effects on urban ecosystems, especially due to the increased atmospheric pollution and changes in land use patterns. An ecologically sustainable urban transport system could be obtained by an appropriate mix of alternative modes...

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