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Urban pollution: A global perspective

  • We use worldwide satellite data to analyse how population size and density affect urban pollution. We find that density significantly increases pollution exposure. Looking only at urban areas, we find that population size affects exposure more than density. Moreover, the effect is driven mostly by population commuting to core cities rather than the core city population itself. We analyse heterogeneity by geography and income levels. By and large, the influence of population on pollution is greatest in Asia and middle-income countries. A counterfactual simulation shows that PM2.5 exposure would fall by up to 36% and NO2 exposure up to 53% if within countries population size were equalized across all cities.

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Document Type:Working Paper
Language:English
Author(s):Rainald Borck, Philipp Schrauth
Contributing Corporation:Berlin School of Economics
Parent Title (English):Berlin School of Economics Discussion Papers
Hertie Collections (Serial Number):Berlin School of Economics Discussion Papers (8)
Publication year:2022
Publishing Institution:Hertie School
Number pages:50
Related URL:https://berlinschoolofeconomics.de/insights/bse-discussion-papers
DOI:https://doi.org/10.48462/opus4-4679
Contributing Corporation:Berlin School of Economics
Release Date:2022/12/14
Tag:Population density, air pollution, gridded data
Edition:No. 8
Hertie School Research:BerlinSchoolOfEcon_Discussion_Papers
Licence of document (German):Creative Commons - CC BY - 4.0 International
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