Factors Affecting Parent’s Perception on Air Quality—From the Individual to the Community Level

Guo, Yulin; Liu, Fengfeng; Lu, Yuanan; Mao, Zongfu; Lu, Hanson; Wu, Yanyan; Chu, Yuanyuan; Li-chen, YU; Liu, Yisi; Ren, Meng; Li, Na; Chen, Xi; Xiang, Hao

doi:10.3390/ijerph13050493

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“…The first reason is relevant to the degree of perception and concern about air pollution in different tourist groups. The previous studies have confirmed that people's opinions about the severity of air pollution largely depend on their sociodemographic status, including education, knowledge, income, and so on [59,60]. For instance, tourists with higher income levels are typically more sensitive to air pollution than those with low income [39].…”

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confidence: 80%

The Impacts of Different Air Pollutants on Domestic and Inbound Tourism in China

Dong

Wang

et al. 2019

IJERPH

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Previous studies have reported that air pollution negatively affects the tourism industry. This paper attempted to answer the following question: among different air pollutants, which one acts as the most adverse factor? The study was based on a sample of panel data covering 337 Chinese cities for the period between 2007 and 2016. Four pollutant indicators were inspected: PM 2 . 5 (particulate matter 2.5 micrometers or less in size), PM 10 (particulate matter 10 micrometers or less in size), SO 2 (sulfur dioxide), and NO 2 (nitrogen dioxide). It was found that PM 2 . 5 had a significantly negative impact on both domestic and inbound tourist arrivals. Regarding the other three pollutant indicators, except for the negative influence of NO 2 on inbound tourist arrivals, no statistically significant impact was found. This study suggests that tourism policy makers should primarily focus on PM 2 . 5 , when considering the nexus between air quality and tourism development. According to our estimates, the negative impact of PM 2 . 5 on tourism is substantial. If the PM 2 . 5 concentration in the ambient air increases by 1 μ g/m 3 (= 0.001 mg/m 3 ), domestic and inbound tourist arrivals will decline by 0.482% and 1.227%, respectively. These numbers imply an average reduction of 81,855 person-times in annual domestic tourist arrivals and 12,269 in inbound tourist arrivals in each city.

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The Impacts of Different Air Pollutants on Domestic and Inbound Tourism in China

Dong

Wang

et al. 2019

IJERPH

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“…However, local government reports show that an increase of privately owned motor vehicles is the largest contributor of current air pollution in Wuhan [27].…”

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confidence: 99%

Public Perception Survey Study on Air Quality Issues in Wuhan, China

Liu¹,

Kobernus²,

Hong³

2017

JEP

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In 2013, a survey on air quality (AQ) was conducted in Wuhan, China. The aim was to investigate public awareness of air pollution, and its epidemiological effect. This survey targeted both suburban and central city regions of Wuhan city, between August and December of 2013, where it engaged 1225 participants. Approximately 65% perceived AQ in Wuhan to be "bad". Over 95% recognized a causal association between air pollution and human health. About 65% were unaware of any action taken by the government to mitigate the air pollution situation. 84% indicated that the government should shut down highly polluting enterprises, while 95% expressed willingness to reduce private use of vehicles if required. The results demonstrate that the citizens of Wuhan are concerned about air pollution issues, and agree that improving AQ is the obligation of all citizens. Further, they called for concrete actions to improve AQ. The survey emphasized the need for better education and more activities to raise environmental awareness. The innovative aspects of this survey were the exploration of participants' perceptions of AQ issues and the survey results may influence local government to impose stricter regulations, and to develop more effective programs involving citizens.

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“…China (Ban et al, 2017;Fan et al, 2017;Guo et al, 2016;Huang et al, 2017;Liao et al, 2015;Qian et al, 2016) active travel for low income school children aged 9-10 years and they analysed the potential of such schemes for future trails which can be adopted and implemented by schools. This study identified that the mode of transport of school children in Great Britain is largely dependent on cars for even short distances, for instance, 19% of very short distance (~1.6 km) trips to schools and short distance trips (ranging from 1.6 to 3.2 km) to primary schools are done by cars.…”

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A review of factors surrounding the air pollution exposure to in-pram babies and mitigation strategies

Sharma

Kumar

2018

Environment International

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Air pollution exposure to in-pram babies poses a serious threat to their early childhood development, necessitating a need for effective mitigation measures. We reviewed the scientific and grey literature on in-pram babies and their personal exposure to traffic generated air pollutants such as particulate matter ≤10 μm (PM), ≤2.5 μm (PM), ≤0.10 μm (ultrafine particles) in size, black carbon and nitrogen oxides and potential mitigation pathways. In-pram babies can be exposed up to ~60% higher average concentrations depending on the pollutant types compared with adults. The air within the first few meters above the road level is usually most polluted. Therefore, we classified various pram types based on criteria such as height, width and the seating capacity (single versus twin) and assessed the breathing heights of sitting babies in various pram types available in the market. This classification revealed the pram widths between 0.56 and 0.82 m and top handle heights up to ~1.25 m as opposed to breathing height between 0.55 and 0.85 m, suggesting that the concentration within the first meter above the road level is critical for exposure to in-pram babies. The assessment of flow features around the prams suggests that meteorological conditions (e.g., wind speed and direction) and traffic-produced turbulence affect the pollution dispersion around them. A survey of the physicochemical properties of particles from roadside environment demonstrated the dominance of toxic metals that have been shown to damage their frontal lobe as well as cognition and brain development when inhaled by in-pram babies. We then assessed a wide range of active and passive exposure mitigation strategies, including a passive control at the receptor such as the enhanced filtration around the breathing zone and protection of prams via covers. Technological solutions such as creating a clean air zone around the breathing area can provide instant solutions. However, a holistic approach involving a mix of innovative technological solutions, community empowerment and exposure-centric policies are needed to help limit personal exposure of in-pram babies.

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Factors Affecting Parent’s Perception on Air Quality—From the Individual to the Community Level

Cited by 49 publications

References 29 publications

The Impacts of Different Air Pollutants on Domestic and Inbound Tourism in China

The Impacts of Different Air Pollutants on Domestic and Inbound Tourism in China

Public Perception Survey Study on Air Quality Issues in Wuhan, China

A review of factors surrounding the air pollution exposure to in-pram babies and mitigation strategies

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