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Impacts and Sources of Air Pollution in Tbilisi, Georgia

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dc.contributor.authorBaquie, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorBehrer, Patrick A.
dc.contributor.authorDu, Xinming
dc.contributor.authorFuchs, Alan
dc.contributor.authorNozaki, Natsuko K.
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-20T16:24:02Z
dc.date.available2023-12-20T16:24:02Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-20
dc.description.abstractAir pollution profoundly impacts welfare, causing more deaths globally than malnutrition, AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined. In the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, air pollution levels exceed international standards and surpass levels in other cities in the region. The average monthly PM2.5 concentration in Tbilisi is 20 µg/m3, four times higher than the World Health Organization’s annual recommended limit. This paper uses multiple data sources — administrative data, satellite imagery, private real estate transactions, and traffic data — to estimate the impact of air pollution on the health and productivity of people in Tbilisi. It estimates that a 1 percent increase in PM2.5 levels corresponds to a 0.24 percent increase in respiratory hospitalization rates. A 1 percent increase in PM2.5 is also associated with a 0.2 percent decrease in rental prices. All the estimates are lower bounds of the total impact of air pollution as they only account for short-term consequences. The study shows that traffic and industrial activity are significant drivers of air pollution in Tbilisi. The paper also estimates the positive co-benefits of potential carbon pricing policies from air pollution reduction. Adopting a carbon tax of $25 per ton would reduce hospitalizations by 0.44 percent per district by 2036, while increasing rental prices by 0.38 percent.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099646212122322612/IDU02641249b0ee45048c60b23107ec0644d38d2
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10643
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40774
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers; 10643
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectURBAN AIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectHEALTH IMPACTS OF C02 POLLUTION
dc.subjectURBAN REAL ESTATE PRICES
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION POLLUTION
dc.subjectCARBON PRICING
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
dc.titleImpacts and Sources of Air Pollution in Tbilisi, Georgiaen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleImpacts and Sources of Air Pollution in Tbilisi, Georgia
okr.date.disclosure2023-12-12
okr.date.lastmodified2023-12-12T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099646212122322612/IDU02641249b0ee45048c60b23107ec0644d38d2
okr.guid099646212122322612
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-2641249b-ee45-48c6-b231-7ec0644d38d2
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10643
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10643
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34213420
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34213420
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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::Carbon Policy and Trading
okr.topicUrban Development::Transport in Urban Areas
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Environment
okr.unitEFI-ECA-POV-Poverty and Equity (EECPV)
okr.unitDEC-Sustainability & Infrastruct (DECSI)
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