The effect of natural and anthropogenic factors on haze pollution in Chinese cities: A spatial econometrics approach

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.07.127

	The effect of natural and anthropogenic factors on haze pollution in Chinese cities: A spatial econometrics approach
	Liu, Haimeng 1,2; Fang, Chuanglin 1,2; Zhang, Xiaoling 3; Wang, Zheye 4; Bao, Chao 1,2; Li, Fangzheng 5
刊名	JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
	2017-11-01
卷号	165 页码:323-333
关键词	Haze pollution Air quality Natural and anthropogenic factors Pollution control Spatial Durbin model (SDM) China
ISSN号	0959-6526
DOI	10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.07.127
通讯作者	Fang, Chuanglin(fangcl@igsnrr.ac.cn) ; Zhang, Xiaoling(xiaoling.zhang@cityu.edu.hk)
英文摘要	The haze pollution accompanies rapid urbanization and industrial development is the central environmental problem for academia, the government, and the public in China today. Recent studies have investigated the different aspects of haze, but no holistic research has yet been conducted that includes both natural and anthropogenic factors and spatial effects. This study used the Air Quality Index (AQI) as the measure of haze pollution and 14 natural and anthropogenic factors as explanatory variables. We applied exploratory spatial data analysis and the spatial Durbin model (SDM) to analyze the spatial distribution and variation pattern of the AQI and to quantitatively estimate the contributions and spatial spillovers of different natural and anthropogenic factors on the air quality of 289 prefecture-level cities in 2014. The results show that approximately 1.255 billion people in 280 Chinese cities were exposed to an unhealthy atmospheric environment. A significant positive spatial autocorrelation of AQI values was identified, with the influence of urban air pollution extending, on average, between 600 and 800 km. The AQI of a city increased by more than 0.45% for every 1% increase in the average AQI of neighboring cities. The most heavily polluted regions are mainly located in urban agglomeration areas the areas with the highest population densities. Urbanization, urban population aggregation and industrialization had a significant positive impact on the AQI. The spillover effect of car density is also significant. Except for temperature, all the natural factors that we studied have a negative effect on the AQI, with vegetation cover having a significant spatial spillover effect around cities. Only the ratio of green space to urban built-up areas has a significant local effect, while wind speed has a more significant effect locally than on neighboring areas. The amount of urban land, per capita gross domestic product, elevation, and relative humidity have no significant effect. The final remarks of this paper suggest three strategies to haze and to develop more sustainable cities. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[41590840] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41590842]
WOS关键词	PARTICULATE MATTER PM2.5 ; URBAN AIR-QUALITY ; UNITED-STATES IMPLICATIONS ; CLIMATE-CHANGE ; METEOROLOGICAL VARIABLES ; LAND-USE ; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS ; POPULATION EXPOSURE ; PREMATURE MORTALITY ; REGRESSION-MODELS
WOS研究方向	Engineering ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种	英语
出版者	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
WOS记录号	WOS:000411544400030
资助机构	National Natural Science Foundation of China
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/62027]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Fang, Chuanglin; Zhang, Xiaoling
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Key Lab Reg Sustainable Dev Modeling, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Coll Resources & Environm, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 3.City Univ Hong Kong, Dept Publ Policy, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China 4.Kent State Univ, Dept Geog, Kent, OH 44242 USA 5.Beijing Forestry Univ, Sch Landscape Architecture, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Liu, Haimeng,Fang, Chuanglin,Zhang, Xiaoling,et al. The effect of natural and anthropogenic factors on haze pollution in Chinese cities: A spatial econometrics approach[J]. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION,2017,165:323-333.
APA	Liu, Haimeng,Fang, Chuanglin,Zhang, Xiaoling,Wang, Zheye,Bao, Chao,&Li, Fangzheng.(2017).The effect of natural and anthropogenic factors on haze pollution in Chinese cities: A spatial econometrics approach.JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION,165,323-333.
MLA	Liu, Haimeng,et al."The effect of natural and anthropogenic factors on haze pollution in Chinese cities: A spatial econometrics approach".JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION 165(2017):323-333.