Are the Benefits of a High-Emission Vehicle Driving Area Restriction Policy Greater than the Costs?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Study Scheme
2.3. Cost Analysis Method
2.4. Benefit Analysis Methods
2.4.1. HEVs Restriction-Related Transportation Savings
2.4.2. Health Benefits
Emissions Model
Air Quality Model
Health Effects Estimation
Economic Valuation
2.5. Data
3. Results
3.1. Quantity of Restricted HEVs
3.2. Costs
3.3. Benefits
3.3.1. HEVs Restriction-Related Transportation Savings
3.3.2. Health Benefits
3.4. Net Benefits
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Group | Positive Influence | Negative Influence |
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Government | - | Management cost |
Resident | Health (environmental quality) benefit; restriction-related transportation savings | Expense of changing to other means of transportation |
Enterprise | - | - |
Society | Health (environmental quality) benefit; restriction-related transportation savings | Management cost; expense of changing to other means of transportation |
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Zhou, J.; Jiang, H.; Cheng, X.; Lu, Y.; Zhang, W.; Dong, Z. Are the Benefits of a High-Emission Vehicle Driving Area Restriction Policy Greater than the Costs? Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 15789. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315789
Zhou J, Jiang H, Cheng X, Lu Y, Zhang W, Dong Z. Are the Benefits of a High-Emission Vehicle Driving Area Restriction Policy Greater than the Costs? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(23):15789. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315789
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Jia, Hongqiang Jiang, Xi Cheng, Yaling Lu, Wei Zhang, and Zhanfeng Dong. 2022. "Are the Benefits of a High-Emission Vehicle Driving Area Restriction Policy Greater than the Costs?" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 23: 15789. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315789