Clearing the air : the health and economic damages of air pollution in China / edited by Mun S. Ho and Chris P. Nielsen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ho, Mun S.

Nielsen, Chris P., 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Air--Pollution--Economic aspects--China.

Air.

Air--Pollution--Government policy--China.

Air--Pollution--Health aspects--China.

Air--Pollution--Health aspects.

Air--Pollution--Government policy.

Air--Pollution.

Air--Pollution--Economic aspects.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 387 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : MIT, [2007]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Accompanying CD-ROM contains appendices.--cf. label.

Contents:

Editors' Acknowledgments xiii

Part 1 Introduction, Review, and Summary 1

1 Air Pollution and Health Damages in China: An Introduction and Review / Chris P. Nielsen, Mun S. Ho 3

2 Summary for Policy / Chris P. Nielsen, Mun S. Ho 51

Part II Studies of the Assessment 67

3 Summary for Research / Chris P. Nielsen, Mun S. Ho 69

4 Estimating Health Effects of Air Pollution in China: An Introduction to Intake Fraction and the Epidemiology / Jonathan I. Levy, Susan L. Greco 115

5 Local Population Exposure to Pollutants from Major Industrial Sectors and Transportation / Shuxiao Wang, Jiming Hao, Yongqi Lu, Ji Li 143

6 Local Population Exposure to Pollutants from the Electric Power Sector / Bingjiang Liu, Jiming Hao 189

7 Population Exposure to Power Plant Emissions Using CALPUFF / Ying Zhou, Jonathan L Levy, James K. Hamniitt, John S. Evans 223

8 The Economic Value of Air-Pollution-Related Health Risks in China: A Contingent Valuation Study / Yins Zhou, James K. Hammitt 249

9 Sector Allocation of Emissions and Damage / Mun S. Ho, Dale W. Jorgenson 279

10 Policies to Control Air Pollution Damages / Mun S. Ho, Dale W. Jorgenson 331

Appendixes appear on enclosed CD

Appendix A Air Dispersion Simulation and the Power Sector / Bingjiang-Liu

Appendix B Population Distribution / Bingjiang Liu, Shuxiao Wang

Appendix C Major Industrial Sectors in Five Cities / Shuxiao Wang

Appendix D Transportation Sector / Shuxiao Wang

Appendix E National Intake Fractions / Mun S. Ho, Shuxiao Wang

Appendix F Description of the Economic Model / Mun S. Ho, Dale W. Jorgenson

Appendix G Supplementary Details for National Sector Damage Estimates / Mun S. Ho.

Notes:

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1282098551

9781282098558

9780262275484

0262275481

OCLC:

614496926

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.