Abstract

UGALDE, Vicente. Vehicle inspection in Mexico City: A look at its implementation. Estud. demogr. urbanos [online]. 2020, vol.35, n.3, pp.573-597.  Epub Dec 22, 2020. ISSN 2448-6515.  https://doi.org/10.24201/edu.v35i3.1914.

What justifies the change in the vehicle emissions inspection system in Mexico City in 2018? The article reviews the process that shaped the emissions measurement system in operation during the past two decades, its regulations, infrastructure, and modus operandi; also, it presents and discusses some of the effects of the operation and evolution of the system, including its judicialization, analyzing the role of law in the implementation of the policy, as well as the degree of its institutionalization.

Keywords : vehicle inspection; air pollution; implementation; institutionalization; No Drive Day; Mexico City.

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