Links Between Air Quality and Economic Growth: Implications for Pittsburgh

Shanthi Nataraj ; Ramya Chari ; Amy Richardson ; Henry H. Willis

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Economic Development;    Environmental Regulation;    Clean Air Act;    Environmental Pollution;    Pittsburgh;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR260
ISBN  :  9780833083999
RP-ID  :  RR-260-HE

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

The Pittsburgh region has seen improvements in its air quality during the past several decades. However, it remains out of compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, notably for ozone and particulate matter. This report asks what evidence exists for the ways in which local air quality could influence local economic growth through health and workforce issues, quality-of-life issues, or air-quality regulations and business operations and how those effects might be relevant to the Pittsburgh region. It assesses the evidence for each effect based on a review of the existing literature then extrapolates some of the existing results to the Pittsburgh region.