Format:
1 Online-Ressource (253 Seiten, 9479 KB)
,
Illustrationen, Diagramme
Content:
The present dissertation conducts empirical research on the relationship between urban life and its economic costs, especially for the environment. On the one hand, existing gaps in research on the influence of population density on air quality are closed and, on the other hand, innovative policy measures in the transport sector are examined that are intended to make metropolitan areas more sustainable. The focus is on air pollution, congestion and traffic accidents, which are important for general welfare issues and represent significant cost factors for urban life. They affect a significant proportion of the world's population. While 55% of the world's people already lived in cities in 2018, this share is expected to reach approximately 68% by 2050. The four self-contained chapters of this thesis can be divided into two sections: Chapters 2 and 3 provide new causal insights into the complex interplay between urban structures and air pollution. Chapters 4 and 5 then examine policy measures to promote non-motorised transport and their influence on air quality as well as congestion and traffic accidents. [...]
Note:
Dissertation Universität Potsdam 2023
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Schrauth, Philipp Agglomerations, air quality and urban transformation Potsdam, 2022
Language:
English
Keywords:
Hochschulschrift
DOI:
10.25932/publishup-58608
URN:
urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-586087
Author information:
Borck, Rainald
Author information:
Freier, Ronny 1979-
Author information:
Caliendo, Marco 1974-