Air Quality Issues and Approaches in the Southwest (A Report of the Southwest Region Under Stress Policy Project)

Authors

• University of New Mexico Bureau of Business and Economic Research

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

5-1977

Abstract

This report analyzes regional air quality issues in the American Southwest, focusing on the environmental degradation caused by massive stationary industrial facilities (such as coal-fired power plants and copper smelters) and sprawling mobile vehicular emissions. Utilizing complex, high-terrain air dispersion models, the report models regional pollution impacts, outlines the limits of traditional regulatory policies, and proposes a state-administered sulfur emissions fee alongside vehicular smog taxes as market-based economic incentives to combat pollution effectively.

Recommended Citation

Kneese, Allen V., & Williams, Michael. Air Quality Issues and Approaches in the Southwest (Working Paper Series, Southwest Regional Policy Project). Department of Economics, The University of New Mexico Bureau of Business and Economic Research, May 1977.