Urban Transport Policies and the Environment: Evidence from Italy
Date
01.01.2007
01.01.2007
Authors
Marco Percoco
JEL Code
Q53,R41
Q53,R41
Keywords:
Urban Transport Policies,Traffic Externalities,Pollution Abatement
Urban Transport Policies,Traffic Externalities,Pollution Abatement
Publisher
Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Editor
Carlo Carraro
Carlo Carraro
The paper reviews urban transport policies in Italian cities and their impact on the concentration of NO2 and PM10. Using parametric and non-parametric techniques, it finds no significant effect of the policy actions currently implemented. Further, it finds evidence of a weak positive impact of plans adoption. These results are interpreted as evidence of positive externalities among actions. Finally, by also discussing case studies, the paper points out the absence of economic instruments and argues that significant welfare gains would derive from their adoption.