CHAPTER ONE
AIR QUALITY IMPACTS: A LOCAL AND GLOBAL CONCERN

1. INTRODUCTION
2. URBAN AIR POLLUTION: HISTORIAL RECORD
3. SOURCES AND TRANSPORT OF AIR POLLUTION
4. IMPACTS OF AIR POLLUTION
5. CONCLUSION

CHAPTER TWO
CLEANING THE AIR: A COMPARATIVE OVERVIEW

1. INTRODUCTION
2. CLEAN THE AIR: THE LOS ANGELES EXPERIENCE
3. CLEANING THE AIR: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE MEXICO CITY METROPOLITAN AREA
4. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS

CHAPTER THREE
FORCES DRIVING POLLUTANT EMISSIONS IN THE MCMA

1. INTRODUCTION
2. POPULATION GROWTH
3. URBAN GROWTH
4. ECONOMIC GROWTH
5. PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION ENERGY
6. EROSION AND BIOGENIC EMISSIONS SOURCES
7. CONCLUSION

CHAPTER FOUR
HEALTH BENEFITS AIR POLLUTION CONTROL

1. INTRODUCTION
2. EVIDENCE OF AIR POLLUTION EXPOSURES AND HEALTH EFFECTS
3. “BACK OF THE ENVELOPE” RISK ASSESSMENT
4. APPROACHES TO VALUING HEALTH EFFECTS
5. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS

CHAPTER FIVE
AIR POLLUTION SCIENCE IN THE MCMA: UNDERSTANDING SOURCE-RECEPTOR RELATIONSHIP THROUGH EMISSIONS INVENTORIES, MEASUREMENTS AND MODELING

1. INTRODUCTION
2. BASIC SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING AND IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR POLICY
3. MEASUREMENTS OF METEOROLOGY AND AIR QUALITY
4. EMISSIONS INVENTORIES
5. AIR POLLUTION MODELING APPLICATION
6. SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING, ANALYSIS OF UNCERTAINTIES, RESEARCH METHODS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
7. SUMMARY OF KEY RECOMMENDATIONS

CHAPTER SIX
THE MCMA TRANSPORT SYSTEM: MOBILITY AND AIR POLLUTION

1. INTRODUCTION
2. URBAN TRANSFORMATION
3. TRANSPORTATION DEMAND
4. TRANSPORTATION SUPPLY
5. TRANSPORT-RELATED EMISSIONS
6. REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE FRAMEWORK
7. TRANSPORTATION STRATEGIC PLANNING BY VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
8. KEY PROBLEMS AND FUTURE POLICY AREAS

CHAPTER SEVEN
CONCLUSIONS: KEY FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

1. INTRODUCTION
2. INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK FOR AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLANS
3. HEALTH BENEFITS OF POLLUTION CONTROL
4. AIR POLLUTION SCIENCE: UNDERSTANDING SOURCE RECEPTOR RELATIONSHIPS
5. OPTIONS TO REDUCE MOBILE SOURCE EMISSIONS AND IMPROVE MOBILITY
6. OPTIONS TO REDUCE NON-TRANSPORT EMISSIONS SOURCES
7. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
8. EDUCATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING
9. FUNDING MECHANISMS FOR AIR QUALITY PROGRAMS
   

SUMMARY

PHOTOGRAPHS

APPENDIX A: MEXICO METROPOLITAN INDEX FOR AIR QUALITY (IMECA) AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTINGENCY PROGRAM

APPENDIX B: “NO DRIVING DAY” PROGRAM (PROGRAMA HOY NO CIRCULA)

APPENDIX C: LIST OF ACRONYMS

REFERENCES

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