title: Measuring the gains from improved air quality in the San Joaquin Valley.
abstract: Many regions worldwide are experiencing rapid urbanization, and often along with growth in the local economy and population comes worsening air quality. Such regions typically find that addressing the additional challenge of polluted air is difficult. This paper reports the results of an assessment of the present health and related economic costs of poor air quality in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Further, it suggests how such assessments can support strategies to pursue pollution reductions that offer the largest near-term gains, by rigorously modeling the associations between pollution levels, demographic groups, and recognized adverse health effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, California State University, 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92834, USA. jhall@fullerton.edu
authors.forename: Jane V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Brajer
authors.forename: Frederick W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Lurmann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D002140:California; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D014507:Urbanization
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants