Air quality public policies and their implications for densely populated urban areas in Brazil

Authors

  • José Carlos de Moura Xavier Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ”“ ITA, São José dos Campos, SP, Brasil
  • Wilson Cabral de Sousa Júnior Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ”“ ITA, São José dos Campos, SP, Brasil
  • Maria Paulete Pereira Martins Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais ”“ Inpe, São José dos Campos, SP, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v8n1.2017.18846

Keywords:

Qualidade do ar, Emissões veiculares, Poluente atmosférico, Política Pública, Cidades Brasileiras

Abstract

Due to the current growth of the Brazilian population income and energy consumption and an increase in the population density in urban areas, air quality in the crowded Brazilian cities is being questioned. In searching for a solution we analyzed both the Brazilian and Regional (São Paulo state) public policies of air quality that have been issued since 1981 by confronting them to the air quality official indexes. Following the growth of the national vehicle fleet, 48.8 million in 2012 from 9.3 million in 1980, the total carbon dioxide emissions tripled. At regional level, PM2.5 measurements have been carried out systematically since 1999 in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo city, the largest Brazilian city, with 19.7 million inhabitants, and more than 7 million vehicles powered mainly by fossil fuels. Although the numbers are still above the state standard to be reached (10µg.m-3), there was a decrease on the annual average in 2008-2015 compared with 2001-2007. This was partially due to the limits established for new vehicles by federal programs. The analysis indicated that the reduction of air pollutants emission will be more easily achieved based on strategies that combine policies supported by current laws, government and private sector agreements and the community engagement.

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Author Biographies

José Carlos de Moura Xavier, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ”“ ITA, São José dos Campos, SP, Brasil

Doutorando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Infraestrutura Aeronáutica, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ”“ ITA, São José dos Campos, SP, Brasil

Wilson Cabral de Sousa Júnior, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ”“ ITA, São José dos Campos, SP, Brasil

Professor Associado da Divisão de Engenharia Civil, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica ”“ ITA,
São José dos Campos, SP, Brasil

Maria Paulete Pereira Martins, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais ”“ Inpe, São José dos Campos, SP, Brasil

Pesquisadora do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais ”“ Inpe.

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Xavier, J. C. de M., de Sousa Júnior, W. C., & Martins, M. P. P. (2017). Air quality public policies and their implications for densely populated urban areas in Brazil. Sustainability in Debate, 8(1), 13–27. https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v8n1.2017.18846

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