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Environ Sci Technol

Title:		"The impacts of urbanization on emissions and air quality: comparison of four visions of Austin, Texas"
Author(s):		Song J; Webb A; Parmenter B; Allen DT; McDonald-Buller E;
Address:		"Center for Energy and Environmental Resources, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA"
Journal Title:		Environ Sci Technol
Year:		2008
Volume:		42
Issue:		19
Page Number:		7294 - 7300
DOI:		10.1021/es800645j
ISSN/ISBN:		0013-936X (Print) 0013-936X (Linking)
Abstract:		"The impacts of alternative regional development patterns on emissions, dry deposition, and air quality were examined using four visions of future land use in Austin, Texas associated with a doubling of the population in 20-40 years from 2001. Emissions and their spatial allocation were determined based on the development pattern and used to predict hourly ozone concentrations. Differences in hourly ozone concentrations due to changes in anthropogenic emissions between the future case scenarios and a 2007 base case ranged from -14 to 22 ppb and were primarily associated with the implementation of federal mobile source standards; differences due to biogenic emissions and dry deposition due to urbanization ranged from only -1.4 to 0.7 ppb. These differences in the magnitude of emissions produced greater changes in air quality than differences in regional development patterns between the four scenarios. Differences in hourly ozone concentrations between the future development scenarios and a 2007 base case ranged from -14 to 22 ppb, in contrast to differences of -3 to 5 ppb between the future scenarios. The results imply that although the effects of urbanization patterns are non-negligible, the pattern of urban development is not as significant as reductions in emissions per capita"
Keywords:		Air/*analysis/*standards Motor Vehicles Ozone/analysis Texas Time Factors Transportation *Urbanization Vehicle Emissions/*analysis Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis;
Notes:		"MedlineSong, Jihee Webb, Alba Parmenter, Barbara Allen, David T McDonald-Buller, Elena eng Comparative Study Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 2008/10/23 Environ Sci Technol. 2008 Oct 1; 42(19):7294-300. doi: 10.1021/es800645j"