An Evaluation of the AirCare Program Based on Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analyses

Autor/inn/en	Bi, Hsiaotao T.; Wang, Dianle
Titel	An Evaluation of the AirCare Program Based on Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analyses
Quelle	In: Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, 26 (2006) 6, S.472-478 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-4676
DOI	10.1177/0270467606295405
Schlagwörter	Cost Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Program Effectiveness; Pollution; Program Evaluation; Motor Vehicles; Climate; Environment; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Ausland; Schadstoffbelastung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Motor vehicle; Kraftwagen; Klima; Umwelt; Kanada
Abstract	A cost-benefit analysis of the AirCare program in the province of British Columbia on the basis of emissions cost factors from the literature showed a benefit outweighing the cost. Furthermore, a cost-effectiveness analysis comparing the AirCare program with a hybrid-car rebate program revealed that the AirCare program is more effective in reducing emissions of major air pollutants such as NO[subscript x], hydrocarbons, and CO. However, the hybrid-car rebate program contributes significantly to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions because of much greater fuel efficiency, although its contribution to reducing emissions of major air pollutants is small compared with that of the AirCare program. Both the AirCare program and the hybrid-car program are therefore essential to addressing both local air quality improvement and global warming issues, and the programs complement each other. (Contains 8 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10