BÁRBARA POLO MARTIN
Post-doctorant(e)
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Office in Paris Nanterre
G208B
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Research group
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Transitions, Environnement, Énergie, Institutions, Territoires
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Theme(s)
- Economie géographique
2023-32
Ports and their influence on local air pollution and public health: a global analysis
César Ducruet, Hidekazu Itoh, Hidekazu Itoh, Mariantonia Lo Prete, Yoann Pigné, Bárbara Polo Martin, Ling Sun, Mame Astou Séné
- Abstract
- Despite the skyrocketing growth of environmental studies in recent decades about ports and shipping, the local health impacts of ports remain largely under-researched. This article wishes to tackle this lacuna by statistically analyzing data on global shipping flows across nearly 5,000 ports in 35 OECD countries between 2001 and 2018. The different traffic types, from containers to bulks and passengers, are analyzed jointly with data on natural conditions, air pollution, socio-economic features, and public health. Main results show that port regions pollute more than non-port regions on average, while health impacts vary according to the size and specialization of port regions. Three types of port regions are clearly differentiated, of which industrial, intermediate, and metropolitan port regions.
- Mot(s) clé(s)
- health; maritime transport; air pollution; port region; vessel movements
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