Green Infrastructure: The Effects of Urban Rail Transit on Air Quality

被引：226

作者：

Chen, Yihsu ^{[1
]}

Whalley, Alexander ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Merced, Sch Social Sci Humanities & Arts, Merced, CA 95343 USA

[2] Natl Bur Econ Res, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

来源：

AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-ECONOMIC POLICY | 2012年 / 4卷 / 01期

关键词：

AVOIDANCE-BEHAVIOR; INFANT HEALTH; UNITED-STATES; POLLUTION; MORTALITY; TRANSPORT; CONGESTION; CITIES; OZONE; COMMUNITIES;

D O I：

10.1257/pol.4.1.58

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

The transportation sector is a major source of air pollution worldwide, yet little is known about the effects of transportation infrastructure on air quality. This paper quantifies the effects of one major type of transportation infrastructure-urban rail transit-on air quality using the sharp discontinuity in ridership on opening day of a new rail transit system in Taipei. We find that the opening of the Metro reduced air pollution from one key tailpipe pollutant, carbon monoxide, by 5 to 15 percent. Little evidence that the opening of the Metro affected ground level ozone pollution is found however. (JEL L92, Q53, R41, R53)

引用

页码：58 / 97

页数：40

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