DEVELOPING CAPACITY AND INFORMATION TOOLS FOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS POLICY IN NEW ZEALAND

摘要: Worldwide, the increasing deterioration in urban air quality due to vehicle emissions has created need for greater capacity management and more comprehensive knowledge about sources spatial temporal distribution of emissions, without which impact studies subsequent mitigation policy cannot be formulated. To investigate this proposition assist with design/development new information tools evolving context, research examines generation use New Zealand, through two case studies. The first study NZTER, a tool used generating 'vehicle fleet emission rates information' number different models assessment transport policy. second early stages development operationalisation an integrated environmental tool, VFEM-w, hopes quantify/model type, source pathways airborne pollutants entering stormwater water system. While NZTER is uncomplicated, it inefficient produces insufficient current policy-making context. VFEM-w illustrates challenges attempting embed conceptually technically complex model existing cultural, technical political setting. Recommendations are made closing comments consider issue sustainable management.