A cost-effectiveness analysis of options for reducing pollution in Khayelitsha township, South Africa

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The paper gives guidance on the ways of reducing pollution in a township settlement.

The average levels of PM10 pollutants in Khayelitsha, a poor informal settlement near Cape Town in South Africa, are unusually high. The contributory factors are the burning of household waste, wood and used tyres; vehicular emissions; and dust. This paper gives guidance towards selecting interventions for reducing these pollutants.

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Publication reference
Muchapondwa, E. (2010). “The cost-effectiveness analysis of options for reducing pollution in Khayelitsha township, South Africa”, TD The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, Volume 6, No. 2, (December) pp 333-358.

Publication | 7 December 2010