[{"key":"dc.contributor.author","value":"Smailes, Robert L.","language":null},{"key":"dc.date.accessioned","value":"2009-02-12T19:24:11Z","language":null},{"key":"dc.date.available","value":"2009-02-12T19:24:11Z","language":null},{"key":"dc.date.issued","value":"1996","language":null},{"key":"dc.identifier.uri","value":"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2429\/4542","language":null},{"key":"dc.description.abstract","value":"This thesis presents an analysis of air quality control initiatives in the GVRD. Starting with\r\nan examination of deteriorating regional air quality, oxides of nitrogen emissions (NOx), are\r\nthe focus (as a precursor to ground level ozone.) The research demonstrates that if the status\r\nquo is maintained, episodes of ground level ozone will get worse and the effects will be far\r\nreaching and expensive. The Greater Vancouver Regional District's Air Quality\r\nManagement Plan is reviewed, with emphasis on analysis and evaluation of emission\r\nreduction strategies. Emission Reduction Measures (ERMs) are various methods of reducing\r\nair pollution (including scrubbers on smoke stacks, transportation demand management,\r\nalternative fuels and motor vehicle inspection\/maintenance programs.) Emission Reduction\r\nMeasures are viewed as the tools that must be implemented to solve air quality problems.\r\nEnvironmentally, the most desirable solution would be to implement all ERMs. However,\r\nfactors such as cost effectiveness and social, financial, political and customer service impacts\r\nmust be considered and the best measures should be implemented first. The best solutions\r\nare those that meet as many objectives as possible while causing the least amount of negative\r\nimpacts on the economy, society, government and the environment. Finding optimal\r\nsolutions is a task that requires formalization of common sense. Analytical frameworks such\r\nas the cost\/benefit analysis, decision analysis and the multiple account\/objective analysis are\r\nconsidered as potential tools to help \"make sense\" of the complexity of air quality policy\r\ndecisions. The intent is to provide useful and readily understandable information to decision\r\nmakers. The Multiple Account Analysis (as used by The Crown Corporations Secretariat) is\r\napplied to an assortment of Emission Reduction Measures to help identify the \"best\" order for implementation. This method provides results\r\nthat compare accounts of importance (such as cost effectiveness and emission reduction\r\npotential) and presents decision makers with quality information highlighting tradeoffs and\r\npreferences. In the scope of this paper, four ERMs are analyzed across accounts and the\r\nresults presented in a matrix. The AirCare Program appears as the best choice for effective\r\nreduction of oxides of nitrogen when compared to alternative fuels, vanpooling and the\r\nBurrard thermal generating plant rebuild.","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.format.extent","value":"5100805 bytes","language":null},{"key":"dc.format.mimetype","value":"application\/pdf","language":null},{"key":"dc.language.iso","value":"eng","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.publisher","value":"University of British Columbia","language":null},{"key":"dc.rights","value":"For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https:\/\/open.library.ubc.ca\/terms_of_use.","language":null},{"key":"dc.title","value":"A multiple accounts approach for analyzing the effectiveness of NOx emissions controls in the GVRD airshed","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.type","value":"Text","language":null},{"key":"dc.degree.name","value":"Master of Science in Planning - MSc (Plan)","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.degree.discipline","value":"Planning","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.degree.grantor","value":"University of British Columbia","language":null},{"key":"dc.date.graduation","value":"1996-11","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.type.text","value":"Thesis\/Dissertation","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.description.affiliation","value":"Applied Science, Faculty of","language":null},{"key":"dc.description.affiliation","value":"Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), School of","language":null},{"key":"dc.degree.campus","value":"UBCV","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.description.scholarlevel","value":"Graduate","language":"en"}]