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Controlling Automotive Air Pollution: The Case of Colombo City

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  • Sunil Chandrasiri

    (Department of Economics, University of Colombo)

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Increased vehicle emission in Colombo is one of the most important environmental issues that has drawn the attention of policymakers, administrators, and environmentalists in the recent past. Various studies undertaken by regulatory agencies and researchers clearly indicate that inefficient combustion of petroleum in motor vehicles is the primary cause of growing air pollution in Colombo. Lack of information on economic and environmental costs of vehicle emission and its mitigation and prevention have inhibited public response and enforcement, and impeded the implementation of existing laws, and the development of further regulations. Policy-oriented research in these areas may contribute to a better understanding of the problem and the introduction of effective control measures.

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  • Sunil Chandrasiri, 1999. "Controlling Automotive Air Pollution: The Case of Colombo City," EEPSEA Research Report rr1999061, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), revised Jun 1999.
    • Handle: RePEc:eep:report:rr1999061
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    Cited by:

    1. A. Myrick Freeman III, 2000. "The Valuation of Environmental Health Damages in Developing Countries: Some Observations," EEPSEA Special and Technical Paper sp200011t1, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), revised Nov 2000.
    2. Dayaratne, Ranjith, 2010. "Moderating Urbanization and Managing Growth: How Can Colombo Prevent the Emerging Chaos?," WIDER Working Paper Series 064, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    3. Chandrasiri, Sunil, 2006. "Demand for road-fuel in a small developing economy: The case of Sri Lanka," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 34(14), pages 1833-1840, September.

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    Air pollution; Sri Lanka;

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