Spatial Effects of Urban Transport on Air Pollution in Metropolitan Municipalities of Mexico

Autor: Gerzaín Avilés-Polanco, Marco Antonio Almendarez-Hernández, Luis Felipe Beltrán-Morales, Alfredo Ortega-Rubio
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Atmosphere, Vol 13, Iss 8, p 1191 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-4433
DOI: 10.3390/atmos13081191
Popis: The objective of this work was to estimate the local effects and spatial spillover effects of the number of vehicles, use of urban public transport, and population density on nitrogen oxide emissions for 405 metropolitan municipalities in Mexico in 2016. To this end, a Spatial Durbin Model was estimated. We found positive direct effects of the number of vehicles and population density and negative direct effects of the use of urban public transport. The number of vehicles in circulation had negative spillover effects on the nitrogen oxide emissions of neighboring municipalities. These results indicate that the design of public policy programs aimed at reducing air pollution in Mexico should be based on coordination across metropolitan municipalities.
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