Urban Goods Movement and Air Quality Policy and Regulation Issues in European Cities

作者: L. Dablanc

DOI: 10.1093/JEL/EQN005

关键词: Environmental regulationBusinessAir quality indexTruckEconomic policyPublic opinionEconomic growth

摘要: This article looks at the way urban goods movements are included in transport policies aimed improving air quality large European cities, particularly France. The movement of cities is a major contributor to local emissions caused by mobile sources. Trucks emit many pollutants (notably NO x and particulate matter) because they mostly use diesel there high proportion old trucks vans circulating cities. As result this research, it seems that few policy innovations freight issues Even more surprising is, France, low level legal disputes over standards attainment issues. Nonetheless, responding public opinion's increasing concern health for quality, some have started reserve access city centres new, ‘clean’ or ‘fully loaded’ trucks. By doing so, engaged environmentally oriented strategy. main conclusion new type environmental regulation targeted on best available wishing improve their environment quality. Considering current structure industry, other instruments such as negotiated agreements with professionals cannot be very useful except limited number

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