Characteristics of public concern on haze in China and its relationship with air quality in urban areas

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.382

	Characteristics of public concern on haze in China and its relationship with air quality in urban areas
	Lu, Yaling 1,3; Wang, Yuan 1; Zuo, Jian 2; Jiang, Hongqiang 3; Huang, Dacang 4; Rameezdeen, Raufdeen 5
刊名	SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
	2018-10-01
卷号	637 页码:1597-1606
关键词	PM2.5 Air pollution Haze concern Lag correlation analysis Detrending analysis
ISSN号	0048-9697
DOI	10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.382
通讯作者	Jiang, Hongqiang(jianghongqiang@caep.org.cn)
英文摘要	Severe air pollution associated with the rapid urbanization is a pressing issue in China. Moreover, the public awareness of environmental protection in China is awakening, which poses enormous pressure on governments to enforce environmental regulations. The study of environmental problems from the public perspective plays a crucial role in effective environmental governance. The Baidu search engine is the China's largest search engine. The search index of haze based on Baidu search engine reflects the public concern on air quality in China. The aim of this study is to uncover important relationships between public concern and air qualitymonitoring data based on the case study of haze pollution crisis in China. The results indicate that: (1) the year 2013 is the turning point of the public concern on air quality in China; (2) according to daily data analysis, the search index of haze has increased progressively with increased PM2.5 concentration with a time lag of 0-4 days and the lag time has a declining tendency from 2013 to 2017; (3) according to annual data analysis, the public concern showed a weak correlation with air quality and they showed an opposite temporal trend. However, when the long-term annual trend was removed, the strong positive correlation emerges between the fluctuation parts of the search index of haze andmonitoring data of air quality. This indicates the public ismore sensitive to the short-termfluctuation of air quality. The results of this paper provide statistical evidence on the evolution of public concern on air quality from2013 to 2017. This study will help policymakers to better understand the patterns of the public's perception of environmental problems and consequently improve the government's capability to dealwith these challenges. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[41571522] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[71433007] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[71673198] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[71603097] ; National Key Research and Development Program of China[2016YFC0208400]
WOS关键词	WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY ; BIG DATA ; NORTHEAST ENGLAND ; UNITED-STATES ; CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS ; STATISTICAL-ANALYSIS ; PARTICULATE MATTER ; ANNOYANCE SCORES ; CLIMATE-CHANGE ; EASTERN CHINA
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种	英语
出版者	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
WOS记录号	WOS:000436605400154
资助机构	National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Key Research and Development Program of China
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/54366]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Jiang, Hongqiang
作者单位	1.Tianjin Univ, China Australia Ctr Sustainable Urban Dev, Sch Environm Sci & Engn, Tianjin, Peoples R China 2.Univ Adelaide, Sch Architecture & Built Environm, ECIC, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia 3.Chinese Acad Environm Planning, State Environm Protect Key Lab Environm Planning, Beijing, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, State Key Lab Resources & Environm Informat Syst, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resource Res, Beijing, Peoples R China 5.Univ South Australia, Sch Nat & Built Environm, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lu, Yaling,Wang, Yuan,Zuo, Jian,et al. Characteristics of public concern on haze in China and its relationship with air quality in urban areas[J]. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT,2018,637:1597-1606.
APA	Lu, Yaling,Wang, Yuan,Zuo, Jian,Jiang, Hongqiang,Huang, Dacang,&Rameezdeen, Raufdeen.(2018).Characteristics of public concern on haze in China and its relationship with air quality in urban areas.SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT,637,1597-1606.
MLA	Lu, Yaling,et al."Characteristics of public concern on haze in China and its relationship with air quality in urban areas".SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 637(2018):1597-1606.