{open_quotes}TELMA{close_quotes} a policy model for optimal allocation of region-wide emissions
- Univ. of Haifa (Israel)
- Soreq Nuclear Research Center, Yavne (Israel)
This paper describes a policy tool capable of solving and evaluating cost-effective policies for the optimal allocation of a region`s air-shed resources among competing pollution sources. It is designed to specifically evaluate the economic implications of changes in ambient air-quality standards, the use of alternative abatement technologies or different pollution control approaches. The highly polluted air shed of the metropolitan region of the Haifa Bay area in northern Israel has been selected for testing the usefulness of the model. The policy analysis tool is a PC software package. It is a flexible, user friendly planning model for evaluating alternative scenarios involving changes in policy parameters. It consists of an optimization module (a mixed integer programming model), a pollution dispersion module and an interface module, which connects these two modules together, and serves as an interface between them and the user, via a sequence of menu screens. 15 refs., 4 figs., 1 tab.
- OSTI ID:
- 258882
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 41, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: May 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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