TY - JOUR
T1 - Air pollution in Delhi
T2 - A review of past and current policy approaches
AU - Vito, Laura D.E.
AU - Chatterton, Tim
AU - Namdeo, Anil
AU - Nagendra, Shiva
AU - Gulia, Sunil
AU - Goyal, Sanjiv
AU - Bell, Margaret
AU - Goodman, Paul
AU - Longhurst, James
AU - Hayes, Enda
AU - Kumar, Rakesh
AU - Sethi, Virendra
AU - Gitakrishnan Ramadurai, Sengupta B.
AU - Majumder, Shoban
AU - Menon, Jyothi S.
AU - Turamari, Mallikarjun Ngappa
AU - Barnes, Jo
PY - 2018/6/19
Y1 - 2018/6/19
N2 - Delhi National Capital Region (Delhi NCR) is facing serious challenges linked to worrying levels of air pollution (mainly NO2, PM10 and PM2.5). The CADTIME prject (Clean Air in Delhi through Implementation, Mitigation and Engagement) aims to understand what is required to deliver significant reductions in levels of air pollution. This paper presents the results of the first stage of the project: it firstly contextualises the challenges of air quality management in Delhi within the broader evolution of environmental policies and governance in India, with particular consideration to the tensions between environmental protection and the country's development objectives. Secondly, it sets out how CADTIME will combine multiple source qualitative and quantitative data to develop an air quality action plan and an implementation strategy. In particular, through two workshops with local and national experts and stakeholders, and two rounds of focus groups with citizens of Delhi we will contrast stakeholders' priorities and preferences for existing and potential solutions to air pollution with citizens' lived experiences, thus assessing the political/technical feasibility and public acceptability of current and proposed measures. Furthermore, we will complement the primary qualitative data with a critical review examining the successes and failures of UK and European policies to draw lessons that can be relevant for Delhi and to avoid ineffective policies and achieve cost-effective solutions for the city in the shortest possible time.
AB - Delhi National Capital Region (Delhi NCR) is facing serious challenges linked to worrying levels of air pollution (mainly NO2, PM10 and PM2.5). The CADTIME prject (Clean Air in Delhi through Implementation, Mitigation and Engagement) aims to understand what is required to deliver significant reductions in levels of air pollution. This paper presents the results of the first stage of the project: it firstly contextualises the challenges of air quality management in Delhi within the broader evolution of environmental policies and governance in India, with particular consideration to the tensions between environmental protection and the country's development objectives. Secondly, it sets out how CADTIME will combine multiple source qualitative and quantitative data to develop an air quality action plan and an implementation strategy. In particular, through two workshops with local and national experts and stakeholders, and two rounds of focus groups with citizens of Delhi we will contrast stakeholders' priorities and preferences for existing and potential solutions to air pollution with citizens' lived experiences, thus assessing the political/technical feasibility and public acceptability of current and proposed measures. Furthermore, we will complement the primary qualitative data with a critical review examining the successes and failures of UK and European policies to draw lessons that can be relevant for Delhi and to avoid ineffective policies and achieve cost-effective solutions for the city in the shortest possible time.
KW - Air quality management
KW - Delhi
KW - Interventions
KW - Mitigation strategy
KW - Public engagement
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85057200878&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2495/AIR180411
DO - 10.2495/AIR180411
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85057200878
SN - 1746-448X
VL - 230
SP - 441
EP - 451
JO - WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment
JF - WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment
ER -
