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Asif Faiz, Christopher S. Weaver, and Michael Walsh. Clean Fuelsfor Asia: Technical Optionsfor Moving toward Unleaded Gasoline and Low-SulftLr Diesel. Michael Walsh and Jitendra J. Shah. Technical paper no. 377. Energy Use, Air Pollution, and Environmental Policy in Krakow: Can Economic Incentives Really Help? Seabron Adamson, Robin Bates, Robert Laslett, and Alberto Ptotschnig. Technical paper no. 308. Taxing Bads by Taxing Goods: Polluttion Control with Presumptive Charges. Gunnar S. Eskeland and Shantayanan Devarajan. Directions in Development Series. Urban Air Qtality Management Strategy in Asia: Kathmandu Valley Report. Edited by Jitendra J. Shah and Tanvi Nagpal. Technical paper no. 378. Urban Air Qtuality Management Strategy in Asia: Jakarta Report. Edited by Jitendra J. Shah and Tanvi Nagpal. Technical paper no. 379. Urban Air Qtality Management Strategy in Asia: Metro Manila Report. Edited by Jitendra J. Shah and Tanvi Nagpal. Technical paper no. 380. Urban Air Quality Management Strategy in Asia: Greater Mumbai Report. Edited by Jitendra J. Shah and Tanvi Nagpal. Technical paper no. 381. Urban Air Quality Management Strategy in Asia: :Guidebook. Edited by Jitendra J. Shah, Tanvi Nagpal, and Carter J. Brandon. Vehicuzlar Air Pollution: Experiencesfrom Seven Latin American Urban Centers. Bekir Onursal and Surhid P. Gautam. Technical paper no. 373.  AUTHORS Steinar Larssen Frederick Gram Ivar Haugsbakk Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway Huib Jansen Xander Olsthoorn Institute of Environmental Studies at the Free University Amsterdam, the Netherlands Mr. Anil S. Giri Mr. Rishi Shah Royal Nepal Academy of Science and Technology Kathmandu Dr. Madan L. Shrestha Department of Hydrology and Meteorology Kathmandu Dr. Bimala Shrestha Tribhuvan University Kathmandu  WORLD BANK TECHNICAL PAPER NO. 378 Urban Air Quality Management Strategy in Asia Kathmandu Valley Report Edited by Jitendra J. Shah Tanvi Nagpal The World Bank Washington, D.C.  Copyright