Links between air quality and economic growth implications for Pittsburgh
This report assesses the evidence that exists for the ways in which local air quality could influence local economic growth through health and workforce issues, quality-of-life issues, or air-quality regulations and business operations. It then extrapolates some of the existing results to the Pittsb...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, California :
RAND
[2013]
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426446006719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Table; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Criteria Pollutants in the Pittsburgh Region; Hazardous Air Pollutants in the Pittsburgh Region; Aims of This Report; Chapter Two: Methodology; Literature Review and Synthesis; Limitations; Stakeholder Interviews; Limitations; Extrapolation of Health Benefit Estimates to the Pittsburgh Region; Concentration-Response Functions; Baseline Incidence Rates; Air Pollution Exposure; Affected Populations; Economic Valuation; Limitations
- Extrapolation of Effects of Nonattainment Status to the Pittsburgh RegionNumber of Establishments; Employment and Output; Limitations; Chapter Three: Existing Evidence for Links Between Local Air Quality and Economic Growth; Links from Air Quality to Health and to Workforce Productivity; Air Quality and Health; Air Quality-Related Health Outcomes and Growth; Links from Air Quality to Quality of Life and Location Decisions; Air Quality and Quality of Life; Air Quality and Location Decisions; Local Air Quality, Air Quality Regulations, and Business Operations; Firm Location Decisions
- Cost and ProductivityEmployment; Chapter Four: Extrapolating Existing Evidence to Pittsburgh; Analysis of Key Health Endpoints; Detailed Analysis of Work-Loss and School-Loss Days; Nonattainment Status and Industry Outcomes; Establishments; Employment and Output; Chapter Five: Conclusions; Appendixes; A. Summary of Included Literature; B. Interview Protocol; C. Site Selection Process; D. Detailed Health Benefit Estimates; E. Industry Codes; References
