Urban centers in Latin American often face high levels of air pollution as a result of
economic and industrial growth. Decisions with regard to industry, transportation, and …

This paper presents the first value of statistical life (VSL) meta-analysis that empirically
estimates correction factors for 'out of context'benefits transfer (BT) purposes. In the field of …

In this paper we report on two applications of the willingness-to-pay (WTP) approach to
valuing transport externalities in Santiago, Chile. The first involves a contingent valuation …

Direct valuation of air quality has as a drawback; that estimated willingness to pay figures
cannot be apportioned to the several environmental goods affected by air quality, such as …

There is no doubt than human activity is responsible of the increasing atmospheric
concentrations of greenhouse gases The main activities (GHG), including responsible of …

The objective of this work is to assess through the avoided health cost method what would
be the economic benefits of undertaking greenhouse (and local) gases mitigation policies in …

Epidemiological studies report significant associations between urban concentrations of air
pollution and cardiovascular mortality and respiratory mortality. In this context, a …

The objective of this work is to assess through the" avoided health cost” method what would
be the local economic benefits of undertaking greenhouse gases mitigation policies and …

En el presente trabajo se realiza una evaluación técnico-económica de tres alternativas al
actual sistema de calefacción residencial a leña en tres ciudades de la zona centro-sur de …