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Review
Authors

Voorhees AS, Sakai R, Araki S, Sato H, and Otsu A

Journal

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Summary
This review article described conceptual approaches that could be useful in analyses of urban air pollution impacts and air pollution prevention policies. The history of cost-benefit analyses (CBA) for air pollution control programs was discussed. The authors identified benefits valuation techniques and approaches for estimating benefits and costs. CBA assumptions and results for several existing analyses of air pollution control in urban areas were presented, and the authors also summarized the importance of CBA in environmental policy studies.
Population

Not available

Health Outcomes

  • Respiratory outcomes

Health Outcome List:

  • Reviewed publications that examined — respiratory outcomes (asthma, lower respiratory illness)

Environmental Agents

List of Environmental Agents:

  • Reviewed publications that examined — Air pollutants (nitrogen oxides (NOx, NO2))

Source of Environmental Agents:

  • Reviewed publications that examined — air pollution from motor vehicles
  • NOx sources combined
  • emissions from stationary sources

Economic Evaluation / Methods and Source

Type:

  • Cost-benefit analysis (CBA)

Cost Measures:

  • Reviewed publications that assessed and described cost measurements related to air pollution impacts, including — private sector costs
  • societal costs
  • governmental regulatory costs

Potential Cost Measures:

  • Addresses limitations in estimating — indirect costs incurred by regulated industries
  • indirect macroeconomic costs resulting from regulations

Benefits Measures:

  • Reviewed publications that assessed benefits of reducing air pollution, including — human health
  • productivity (work output, crop yield, industrial equipment)
  • amenity effects (visibility, odor, and noise)

Potential Benefits Measures:

  • Not available

Location:

  • Not available

Models Used:

  • Not available

Models References:

  • Not available

Methods Used:

  • The review article discussed several cost-benefit analysis methods for air pollution impacts.

Sources Used:

  • An ex post cost-benefit analysis of the nitrogen dioxide air pollution control program in Tokyo (Voorhees et al., 2000)

Economic Citation / Fundings

Citation:

  • Voorhees AS, Sakai R, Araki S, Sato H, and Otsu A. Cost-benefit analysis methods for assessing air pollution control programs in urban environments - a review. Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine. 2001. 6; 2.
  • Pubmed
  • DOI

NIEHS Funding:

  • Not available

Other Funding: Not available