Researcher(s):
Sabrina Cerquera
ENVS course(s): 220 Initiated: November 2017 Completed: December 2017 Go to project site
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In this project, I aim look into the urban air quality and pollution in Santiago de Chile. Specifically looking at the environmental governance surround air emissions and how it is impacting of individuals that live in the city. Due to Santiago's highly dense population, there is a high dependence on industrialization and transportation lead to high levels of toxic emissions into the air. With increased levels of smog due to Santiago's topographic region, air quality has grown to be a concern for citizens and the government. Santiago is taking measure to combat the issue of air quality and pollution by implement laws and regulation through their government environmental agency called Chile Ministerio del Medio Ambiente. I analyze data for Parque O'Higgins in Santiago de Chile, examining NO2 emissions since the vehicle emission taxation implemented in 2014.
Seeing that air pollution continues to be an ongoing problem for Santiago, I grew interest in looking at the environmental governance that is being put in place to mitigate and monitor air pollution emissions. Throughout this project, I aim to look at the defining actors in environmental governance and the measurement that are being put in place to reduce emissions and increase the environmental health quality.
Framing Questions: How can we improve environmental governance in context of urban environmental health?
Focus Question: What measures is Chile implementing to measure and mitigate air pollution in Santiago?