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Breathing the Same Air? Measuring Air Pollution in Cities and Regions

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  • Monica Brezzi

    (OECD)

  • Daniel Sanchez-Serra

    (OECD)

Abstract

This paper presents a new set of estimates of exposure to air pollution (fine particulate matter - PM2.5) at the city, regional and national levels for the 34 OECD countries, and at the regional and national levels for Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa. The estimates are developed by the computation of satellite-based observations. They have the advantage of providing consistent values of the magnitude and spatial distribution of air pollution to be compared across and within countries and over time. The paper also explores the association between shape of cities (population density, share of built-up area, extension of the hinterlands, etc.) and air pollution. The estimates of air pollution at (TL2) regional level have been used in the newly released OECD Regional Well-Being Database as a measure of the environmental dimension.

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  • Monica Brezzi & Daniel Sanchez-Serra, 2014. "Breathing the Same Air? Measuring Air Pollution in Cities and Regions," OECD Regional Development Working Papers 2014/11, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:govaab:2014/11-en
    DOI: 10.1787/5jxrb7rkxf21-en
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    1. Susanne Schnorr-Bäcker, 2016. "Politik begleitendes statistisches Monitoring und neue Datenquellen [Monitoring statistics for politics and new data sources]," AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv, Springer;Deutsche Statistische Gesellschaft - German Statistical Society, vol. 10(2), pages 163-185, October.
    2. Shuaishuai Han & Bindong Sun, 2019. "Impact of Population Density on PM 2.5 Concentrations: A Case Study in Shanghai, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(7), pages 1-17, April.

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    Keywords

    air pollution; health; sub-national disparities; urban form;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth

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