Air Quality in the Mexico Megacity

1. Front Matter

   Pages N3-xxi

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2. Air Quality Impacts: Local and Global Concern

   • Luisa T. Molina, Mario J. Molina

   Pages 1-19

3. Cleaning the Air: A Comparative Study

   • Luisa T. Molina, Mario J. Molina, Rodrigo Favela, Adrián Fernández Bremauntz, Robert Slott, Miguel A. Zavala

   Pages 21-59

4. Forces Driving Pollutant Emissions in the MCMA

   • José Luis Lezama, Rodrigo Favela, Luis Miguel Galindo, María Eugenia Ibarrarán, Sergio Sánchez, Luisa T. Molina et al.

   Pages 61-104

5. Health Benefits of Air Pollution Control

   • John Evans, Jonathan Levy, James Hammitt, Carlos Santos Burgoa, Margarita Castillejos, Mario Caballero Ramírez et al.

   Pages 105-136

6. Air Pollution Science in the MCMA: Understanding Source-Receptor Relationships through Emissions Inventories, Measurements, and Modeling

   • Mario J. Molina, Luisa T. Molina, Jason West, Gustavo Sosa, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, Federico San Martini et al.

   Pages 137-212

7. The MCMA Transportation System: Mobility and Air Pollution

   • Ralph Gakenheimer, Luisa T. Molina, Joseph Sussman, Christopher Zegras, Arnold Howitt, Jonathan Makler et al.

   Pages 213-284

8. Conclusions: Key Findings and Recommendations

   • Luisa T. Molina, Mario J. Molina

   Pages 285-312

9. Back Matter

   Pages 313-384

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In this book, experts in atmospheric sciences, human health, economics, social and political sciences contribute to an integrated assessment of the complex elements needed to structure air quality policy in the 21st century. The analysis is developed through a case study of the Mexico City Metropolitan Area - one of the world's largest megacities in which air pollution grew unchecked for decades. The international research team is led by Luisa T. and Mario J. Molina, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry. Improvements in Mexico City's air quality in the last decade testifies to the power of determined and enlightened policy making, and throws into relief the tough problems that remain to be solved.
The volume's first six chapters, including the contributions of over 50 distinguished scholars from Mexico and the US, outline the fundamental areas of knowledge policy makers must accommodate. The message is that only good science and well-chosen technologies can direct the way to corrective regulatory measures; but without strong commitment from government, no amount of science or technology can help.

• Air pollution
• Meteorology
• emissions
• human health
• pollution
• production
• transport
• air pollution and air quality
• ecotoxicology

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA

  Luisa T. Molina, Mario J. Molina

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