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The impact of the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) in reducing air pollution
Arjan Paulo S. Salvanera1, Gianmarco Anton D. Sibayan2, Matthew C. Tan3, Marie Antoinette L. Rosete4.
Background/Objectives and Goals
The MMDA-implemented Modified Unified Vehicle Reduction Program, a type of Traffic Demand
Management, is a road rationing scheme that addresses the issue of the traffic congestion through
driving restrictions. The study will determine the effectiveness of the UVVRP in not only the reduction
of traffic congestion in Metro Manila but also the atmospheric air quality. Air quality has been drastically
declining due to the emissions brought by mobile sources. The results in this study have shown that
transport policies and air pollution regulations would have a very significant impact on urban transport
inefficiencies like congestion.
Methods
The researchers need to estimate the unknown parameters. A regression analysis must be carried out to
avoid the risk of autocorrelation of errors between explanatory variables. In order to avoid this, we used
the Two Stage Least Squares (TSLS) method to determine the impact of the UVVRP on air pollution
based on time-series data at the metro-wide level. Simultaneity problems also exist. The econometric
specifications estimated the instrumental variables which was only correlated to the explanatory variables.
Results/Conclusions/Contributions
Based on the research, since congestion has an insignificant impact on air pollution and the current
specification of UVVRP does not greatly impact the congestion, thr UVVRP policy does not impact the
air pollution in Metro Manila. This is opposite to the UVVRP version in other countries where it aims in
reducing air pollution. The researchers suggest modifying the coding scheme by reducing the vehicle
usage from once a week into an odd-even scheme. This may be drastic but it certainly calls for the
situation given that there is a lot of current infrastructure construction. This study would interest any
polices that are related to addressing congestion and pollution problems.
Affiliation:
- University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
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MyJurnal (2021) |
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2 |
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0.000 |
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CiteScore (0.3) |
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Q4 (Multidisciplinary) |
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SJR (0.12) |
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