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Effect of Public Transportation on Air Pollution in Tehran: the Case of Metro Network Expansion
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Vesal, Mohammad (Supervisor)
Abstract
Openings and development of subway system have occurred since 1998 in Tehran, and 115 stations have been constructed from then until 2019. This could have various effects on urban characteristics and passenger behaviors, which air pollution could be one of the consequences. In this research, we want to investigate it`s effect on Tehran air pollution as well as heterogenous effects on different distances. For this, we use air pollution data of monitoring stations and meteorological data as well as location and construction time of metro stations. We use difference in difference and OLS regressions to estimate these causal effects. We see that air pollution has been decreased 2-3% as a result...