Health co-benefits in mortality avoidance from implementation of the mass rapid transit (MRT) system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kwan, Soo Chen; Tainio, Marko; Woodcock, James; Hashim, Jamal Hisham

doi:10.1515/reveh-2015-0038

Cited by 14 publications

(4 citation statements)

References 11 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In addition to reducing traffic congestion, the implementation of the MRT system can also improve air quality. A total of 363,130 tons of CO2 emissions can be reduced annually with the introduction of the MRT system in Malaysia, and the concentration of PM2.5 in the atmosphere can be reduced by 0.61 μg/m3 annually, equivalent to (2%) (Kwan et al, 2016). Better air quality can prevent urban residents from being exposed to any harmful diseases caused by air pollution.…”

Section: Impact On Social and Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring Urban Changes: The Impact of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Construction in the Context of Development in the Klang Valley, Malaysia

Man,

Abd Majid

2024

IJARBSS

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The Klang Valley is a city located within the state of Selangor. As known, Selangor is home to 7.8 million residents and continues to grow over time. This population increase has led to a rise in private vehicle ownership on the roads, with approximately 500,000 new vehicle registrations occurring each year. This increase in vehicles has paved the way for rail transport to operate more extensively to alleviate traffic congestion in the Klang Valley area. Rail transportation provided in and around the Klang Valley area, such as the MRT, will play a crucial role in addressing this traffic issue. The objective of this study is to explore the impact of MRT construction on land use in the Klang Valley area from 2008 to 2022. The method employed in this study involves exploring the changes in land use that have occurred in the Klang Valley area. The study findings indicate that there have been changes in land use before and after the construction of the MRT in the Klang Valley area, with significant developments and infrastructure built around the MRT station areas. The impact of this study reveals a rapid process of urbanization in the Klang Valley area with the existence of the MRT system. The MRT system has influenced land use patterns, urban growth, and infrastructure development in the Klang Valley. This study is crucial in understanding the changes in land use that have occurred in the Klang Valley before and after the construction of the MRT system.

show abstract

Section: Impact On Social and Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring Urban Changes: The Impact of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Construction in the Context of Development in the Klang Valley, Malaysia

Man,

Abd Majid

2024

IJARBSS

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Studying emission reduction scenarios for China, Peng, Yang, Wagner, and Mauzerall (2017) find that increasing industrial energy efficiency by 10% would reduce GHG emissions by 440 Mt CO 2 e while improving air quality and saving 27,000 lives annually. There is special emphasis on urban Asia, notably on mega-cities like Delhi (Bhanarkar et al, 2018;Garg, 2011), Beijing (Liu et al, 2013), Ahmedabad (Pathak & Shukla, 2016), Hanoi (Kim Oanh, Thuy Phuong, & Permadi, 2012), Kuala Lumpur (Kwan, Tainio, Woodcock, & Hashim, 2016;Shakya, 2016), Kathmandu (Shakya, 2016;Shakya & Shrestha, 2011;Shrestha, Kim Oanh, Xu, Rupakheti, & Lawrence, 2013) and others (Liu, Huang et al, 2017;Liu, Liao, Lin, Li, & Zeng, 2017;Mittal, Hanaoka, Shukla, & Masui, 2015;Ren et al, 2012;Zheng, Jiang, Qiao, Zhu, & Kennedy, 2016;Zhou, Yabar, Mizunoya, & Higano, 2017). Somewhat unconventionally, Liu et al (2016) use survey data to find that some GHG mitigation strategies may increase citizens' subjective wellbeing, partly due to better air quality.…”

Section: Quantified Health Effectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Climate policy co-benefits: a review

2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Concern over mitigation costs impedes the adoption of the climate policies needed to achieve agreed global warming targets. While costs are important to consider, so are benefits. However, the evidence for climate policy co-benefits, that is, the benefits in addition to avoided climate change costs, is commonly overlooked in policy-making. In many areas, the research is limited and not comprehensively synthesised. This article counters that problem and reviews 239 peer-reviewed articles, selected from 1,749 hits from a literature search covering 'co-benefits' and related terms. Aiming to aid policy-makers and to identify research gaps, we structure, describe, analyse and synthesize the rapidly expanding knowledge on climate policy co-benefits. Improved air quality is the co-benefit category dominating the literature, but studies covering a broad geographic range also focus on diet, physical activity, soil and water quality, biodiversity, economic performance, and energy security. In these areas, co-benefits are shown to be of substantial economic value, regarding air quality often of the same order of magnitude as mitigation costs, in some instances even larger. However, the share of studies quantifying or monetizing cobenefits is limited, and the empirical evidence is small, in particular for areas besides air quality and health. Furthermore, the knowledge is seldom used in policy-making, meaning that decision-making is often biased and overly concerned with costs, leading to suboptimal climate policies and goal failures. Evidently, more research is needed, as well as improved decision-making. Understanding and acting on climate policy co-benefits can promote policies that better mitigate climate change and improve overall welfare. Key policy insights. Climate policy co-benefits in well-researched fields such as air quality and health are large, often equalling or exceeding mitigation costs. . Despite their significance, co-benefits are seldom considered in decision-making, leading to biased policies and goal failures. . In several areas, such as diet and energy security, co-benefits are sparsely researched, but emerging evidence points to high values. . More research is needed, including on how to describe the total value of different co-benefits. . Improved processes, documentation requirements and criteria in decision-making are needed, in order to ensure that political decision-makers consider co-benefits. ARTICLE HISTORY

show abstract

“…Besides, different levels of noise exposure will lead to a wide range of health effects. Primary exposure to environmental noise will cause some acute effects on human beings such as sleep disturbance, annoyance, cardiovascular health, birth and reproductive outcomes, cognition, mental health, well-being, and quality of life [2]. With continuous high environmental noise exposure in daily life, it will annoy the community and also bring out additional health effects to individuals.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental noise impact assessment from mass rapid transit to the adjacent community

Lee,

Lim,

Tan

2023

E3S Web Conf.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Due to the extension of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) network throughout the years, the noise generated from MRT had increased and this environmental noise tends to cause annoyance to the adjacent community. The aim of this research is to measure the environmental noise level generated by MRT at one of the MRT stations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, compare the permissible limit and community annoyance response to the measured noise impact to the surrounding community. A total of 4 monitoring points were selected for environmental noise impact assessment. After that, a sound level meter was set up at these monitoring points to measure the sound level. For each monitoring point, the noise level was measured for 6 hours continuously from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm. Based on the results, the noise levels at critical monitoring points exceeded 9.23 % in Taman Midah MRT Station. Little community annoyance is caused in the study areas and this will affect the quality of life of the adjacent community. In conclusion, the environmental noise impact assessment was carried out to safeguard the noise level to be within the noise limit and to enhance the quality of life of the community alongside MRT.

show abstract

Health co-benefits in mortality avoidance from implementation of the mass rapid transit (MRT) system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Cited by 14 publications

References 11 publications

Exploring Urban Changes: The Impact of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Construction in the Context of Development in the Klang Valley, Malaysia

Exploring Urban Changes: The Impact of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Construction in the Context of Development in the Klang Valley, Malaysia

Climate policy co-benefits: a review

Environmental noise impact assessment from mass rapid transit to the adjacent community

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About