Environmental Degradation and Public Opinion: The Case of Air Pollution in Vietnam

Kim, Sung Eun; Harish, S.P.; Kennedy, Ryan; Jin, Xiaomeng; Urpelainen, Johannes

doi:10.1177/1070496519888252

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“…The psychological process of migration intention indicates that domestic migration could be highly probable, especially among young and male populations. If the air pollution is not reduced, public awareness towards air pollution will rise [67] and affect the migration choice [42]. Eventually, the domestic migration induced by poor air quality might lead to the relocation of economic forces (male and young people) and hinder the sustainable development in the origin city.…”

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Escaping from air pollution: The psychological process of domestic migration intention among urban people

Vuong¹,

Le²,

Quang-Loc³

et al. 2021

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Rapid urbanization with poor city planning has resulted in severe air pollution in low- and middle-income countries’ urban areas. Given the adverse impacts of air pollution, many responses have been taken, including migration to another city. The current study explores the psychological process and demographic predictors of migration intention among urban people in Hanoi, Vietnam – one of the most polluted capital cities in the world. The Bayesian Mindsponge Framework (BMF) was used to construct the model and perform Bayesian analysis on a stratified random sampling dataset of 475 urban people. We found that the migration intention was negatively associated with the individual’s satisfaction with air quality. The association was moderated by the perceived availability of a better alternative (or nearby city with better air quality). However, the high migration cost due to geographical distance affected the perceived availability of a better alternative negligible. Moreover, it was also found that male and young people were more likely to migrate, but the brain drain hypothesis was not validated. The results hint that without air pollution mitigation measures, the dislocation of economic forces might occur and hinder sustainable urban development. Therefore, collaborative actions among levels of government, with the semi-conducting principle at heart, are recommended to reduce air pollution.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Escaping from air pollution: The psychological process of domestic migration intention among urban people

Vuong¹,

Le²,

Quang-Loc³

et al. 2021

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“…The government provide various public goods and service to promote public welfare through expenditure. Because environmental quality is of prime importance to human and easily perceived through atmospheric visibility, sensory or health cues, 5 the pollution is more visible and perceptible to residents with a wide range of influence than other public goods. Therefore, the regional environmental quality can be used to measure the effectiveness of local government in public governance and be regarded as a visual indicator to reflect the quality of public service.…”

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“…In other words, as a crucial part of public governance, the pollution has become political and social issues which reflect the efficiency of government governance, not just an environmental problem that affects people's survival and development. 5 That is, there exists the extra costs of environmental degradation. 41 Some research has studied on the political trust in the context of environmental risks, and indicated that the perceived dread of risk made people attribute the causality of the environmental pollution to governments and then impaired public trust in local governments.…”

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Does environmental pollution weaken the positive effect of government public expenditure on residents’ subjective well-being? A case study in China

2022

Energy & Environment

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With the deepening of government reform, the Chinese government has strengthened the functions of public service and social management. Public policies are increasingly concerned with residents’ well-being. However, environmental quality, which can be regarded as a visual indicator to reflect the performance of environmental protection and the quality of public service, is still not optimistic in China. Thus, we wonder if there exist deep relationships among public expenditure, environmental pollution, and subjective well-being. By combining the data from the Chinese Family Panel Survey (CFPS) with relevant government statistics, we find that public expenditure improves residents’ well-being, whereas environmental pollution has a negative effect. More importantly, environmental pollution is found to moderate the relationship between government expenditure and residents’ subjective well-being. These findings not only prove the extra costs of environmental degradation, but also suggest that good performance of environmental governance should be emphasized in promoting human welfare.

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“…The extensive application of technology distorts young people's perceptions of the path of ecological destruction, thereby affecting their evaluation of it. Direct exposure to ecological destruction is the basis for personal perception and evaluation [55]. When this perception is interrupted or distorted, evaluation will also be distorted.…”

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The Relationship between Extensive Application of Technology and “Withdrawal from Nature” of Young People

Song

Liu

2022

Sustainability

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The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between the extensive application of technology and young people’s “withdrawal from nature”. Among them, “withdrawal from nature” is mainly manifested in a reduced connection with and concern for nature. Two rounds of semi-structured interviews were conducted with 101 young people from China. Thematic analysis was performed to analyze the interview data and resulted in three main themes: the “compensation”, “shifting” and “shielding” effects of technology. More specifically, the application of technology can partially make up for nature’s reduced role in the growth of young people, shift their concerns for ecological problems, and even affect their perception and evaluation of ecological destruction. Thus, it was proved that the application of technology has an impact on young people’s “withdrawal from nature”. This study supplemented the current research on the factors that influence young people’s “withdrawal from nature” and also provided inspiration for better establishing the connection between young people and nature.

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Environmental Degradation and Public Opinion: The Case of Air Pollution in Vietnam

Cited by 18 publications

References 35 publications

Escaping from air pollution: The psychological process of domestic migration intention among urban people

Escaping from air pollution: The psychological process of domestic migration intention among urban people

Does environmental pollution weaken the positive effect of government public expenditure on residents’ subjective well-being? A case study in China

The Relationship between Extensive Application of Technology and “Withdrawal from Nature” of Young People

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