Cleaning Pakistan's Air : Policy Options to Address the Cost of Outdoor Air Pollution (Record no. 28732)
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| fixed length control field | 02822nam a22001937a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9788130929439 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 363.95491 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Sánchez-Triana, Ernesto [et al.] |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Cleaning Pakistan's Air : Policy Options to Address the Cost of Outdoor Air Pollution |
| Statement of responsibility | Ernesto Sánchez-Triana [et al.] |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | India |
| Name of publisher | Viva Books (Pvt.) Ltd. |
| Year of publication | 2015 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xxiii,179 Pages |
| Other physical details | 18x26 cm |
| -- | HB |
| 490 ## - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Directions in Development. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Policy Options to Address the Cost of Outdoor Air Pollution. International Government Publication. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Include Figures, Map and Tables. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The extent of urban air pollution in Pakistan-South Asia's most urbanized country-is among the world's most severe, significantly damaging human health, quality of life, and the economy and environment of Pakistan. The harm from Pakistan's urban air pollution is among the highest in South Asia, exceeding several high-profile causes of mortality and morbidity in Pakistan. Improved air quality management (AQM) in Pakistan can have notable economic and health benefits. For example, the estimated health benefits per dollar spent on cleaner diesel are approximately US $1-1.5 for light-duty diesel vehicles and US $1.5-2.4 for large buses and trucks. This report advocates that Pakistan allocate resources to AQM, because its air quality is severely affecting millions of Pakistanis, and because experiences around the world indicate that interventions can significantly improve air quality. This report details a broad spectrum of research on Pakistan's AQM challenges, and identifies a comprehensive set of steps to improve air quality. The research presented here underpins the conclusions that addressing Pakistan's urban air pollution requires coordinated interventions to strengthen AQM, build agencies' institutional capacity, bolster AQM's legal and regulatory framework, implement policy reforms and investments, and fill knowledge gaps. However, Pakistan's policy makers face major obstacles, including limited financial, human, and technical resources, and can pursue only a few AQM interventions at the same time. In the short term, Pakistan's AQM should give highest priority to reducing pollutants linked to high morbidity and mortality: PM2.5 (and precursors like SOx and NOx) from mobile sources. A second-level short-term priority could be PM2.5, SOx, and emissions of toxic metals from stationary sources. An important medium-term priority should be mass transportation in major cities, controlling traffic, and restricting private cars during high-pollution episodes. A long-term priority could be taxing hydrocarbons, based on their contribution to greenhouse gases. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Pakistan |
| -- | Air--Pollution |
| -- | Air--Pollution--Government policy |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Non-fiction | Garrison Public Library Multan | Garrison Public Library Multan | General Stacks | 2017-04-12 | CRV/GPLM/12/2016 | 1436.00 | 363.95491 S194C 2015 | 32699 | Books |