Mapping Opportunities for Transportation Electrification to Address Social Marginalization and Air Pollution Challenges in Greater Mexico City | Zendy

James Adam Mahady | Zendy; Claudia A. Octaviano Villasana | Zendy; Oscar Sebastian Araiza Bolaños | Zendy; Erick Rosas López | Zendy; Daniel M. Kammen | Zendy; Sergio Castellanos | Zendy

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Mapping Opportunities for Transportation Electrification to Address Social Marginalization and Air Pollution Challenges in Greater Mexico City

Author(s) -

James Adam Mahady,

Claudia A. Octaviano Villasana,

Oscar Sebastian Araiza Bolaños,

Erick Rosas López,

Daniel M. Kammen,

Sergio Castellanos

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

environmental science and technology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.851

H-Index - 397

eISSN - 1520-5851

pISSN - 0013-936X

DOI - 10.1021/acs.est.9b06148

Subject(s) - electrification , index (typography) , environmental justice , air pollution , greenhouse gas , environmental planning , population , business , natural resource economics , public transport , population growth , vulnerability (computing) , investment (military) , economic growth , geography , transport engineering , engineering , economics , political science , environmental health , electricity , computer science , computer security , law , ecology , chemistry , world wide web , biology , medicine , organic chemistry , politics , electrical engineering

Amid climate change and public health concerns, world economies are seeking to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions and local air pollution from transportation. Population growth in cities worldwide will further increase demand for clean and affordable transportation. We propose a city-specific environmental justice mapping index, inspired by a similar index used in California, that highlights promising areas for clean transportation interventions in Greater Mexico City to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and local pollution. This novel approach leverages highly spatially resolved population, pollution, and transportation data. The proposed index score is designed as an open source, updateable point of orientation for decisionmakers as they consider investment in transportation electrification from the standpoint of overlapping atmospheric pollution and social vulnerability.

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