Incremental Selection of Regional Air Quality Measures. Issue 5 (2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Carnevale, C.; Guariso, G.; Ferrari, F.; Maffeis, G.; Turrini, E.; Volta, M.L.
• Is Part Of: IFAC-PapersOnLine. Volume 51:Issue 5(2018)
• Page Start: 85
• Page End: 89
• Publication Date: 2018
• Subjects: Integrated modelling -- air quality planning -- scenario analysis -- decision support; Automatic control -- Periodicals; 629.805
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2018.06.215
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2405-8963

Abstract

Abstract: To comply with EU regulations, local environmental authorities of the regions where the mandatory air quality limits are not met must develop suitable emission reduction plans. These normally represent a compromise among what is economically feasible, what is politically acceptable, and what can provide measurable benefits. As a consequence, they include a large number of different abatement measures pertaining to a wide variety of fields (transport, building, agriculture…), the total effect of which is different from the simple sum of the individual outcome. We illustrate how such a problem has been tackled in an Italian region, supporting the analysis through an integrated modelling tool.