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Know Thy Foe: Information Provision and Air Pollution in Tbilisi

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dc.contributor.authorBaquié, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorBehrer, A. Patrick
dc.contributor.authorDu, Xinming
dc.contributor.authorFuchs, Alan
dc.contributor.authorNozaki, Natsuko K.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-18T19:21:14Z
dc.date.available2024-07-18T19:21:14Z
dc.date.issued2024-07-18
dc.description.abstractMiddle-income countries host the majority of the world’s population exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, and the majority of this population lives in urban environments. This study investigates the impact of information provision on household behavior in connection with indoor and outdoor air pollution in a middle-income country’s major urban center — Tbilisi, Georgia. The study implemented a randomized controlled trial to assess whether providing households with different levels of pollution information changes their knowledge of air pollution and avoidance behavior with respect to air pollution, and improves their health outcomes. The study evaluates three treatments: a pamphlet with general information on pollution, the pamphlet combined with daily text messages about local outdoor pollution, and the pamphlet with messages about both indoor and outdoor pollution levels, supplemented with an indoor air pollution monitor. The findings show that while the pamphlet alone did not lead to behavioral change, daily text messages significantly enhanced knowledge about pollution, led to increased avoidance behaviors, and improved health outcomes. The study also examined infiltration rates throughout the city and document three facts: indoor air pollution levels are generally higher than outdoor ones, infiltration rates are high on average, and their variation is driven primarily by behaviors.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099412307162491936/IDU135eca82b19a89141f718b23122bedfeef378
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10852
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41903
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10852
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectINFORMATION PROVISION
dc.subjectAVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectINFILTRATION
dc.subjectINDOOR AIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectPURPLEAIR
dc.subjectTBILISI
dc.subjectLIFE ON LAND
dc.subjectSDG 15
dc.titleKnow Thy Foeen
dc.title.subtitleInformation Provision and Air Pollution in Tbilisien
dc.typeWorking Paper
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crossref.titleKnow Thy Foe: Information Provision and Air Pollution in Tbilisi
okr.date.disclosure2024-07-18
okr.date.lastmodified2024-07-16T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099412307162491936/IDU135eca82b19a89141f718b23122bedfeef378
okr.guid099412307162491936
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-35eca82b-9a89-41f7-8b23-22bedfeef378
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10852
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10852
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34365335
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34365335
okr.identifier.reportWPS10852
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099412307162491936/pdf/IDU135eca82b19a89141f718b23122bedfeef378.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryGeorgia
okr.sectorCentral Government (Central Agencies)
okr.themeInclusive Growth,Mitigation,Gender,Human Development and Gender,Economic Policy,Economic Growth and Planning,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Disease Control,Pandemic Response,Labor Market Policy and Programs,Climate change,Adaptation,Macroeconomic & Structural Policy Modelling,Labor Market Institutions,Structural Transformation and Economic Diversification
okr.topicEnvironment::Air Quality & Clean Air
okr.topicEnvironment::Pollution Management & Control
okr.unitEFI-ECA-POV-Poverty and Equity (EECPV)
okr.unitDEC-Sustainability & Infrastruct (DECSI)
okr.unitEFI-MNA-POV-Poverty and Equity (EMNPV)
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