Air pollution and urban land-use policy

Abstract

This paper examines the dependence of physical and economic effects of air pollution on urban spatial arrangements, and it suggests some guidelines for employing land-use policy in air pollution control. First, through an experiment in urban form, the paper quantifies the potential impacts of land-use policy on air pollution. Second, via an experiment in air pollution spillover effects, it investigates economic costs of air pollution dispersed into a community from outside. Together, these two experiments indicate both the potential benefits and limitations of controlling air pollution through land-use policy actions.