Public perception and behavior change in relationship to hot weather and air pollution

Semenza, Jan C.; Wilson, Daniel J.; Parra, Jeremy; Bontempo, Brian D.; Hart, Mary; Sailor, David J.; George, Linda A.

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2008.03.005

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“…However, not the measured air pollution concentration but the perceived air pollution level leads to a behavioral adjustment [151]. Personal characteristics [152,153], habituation and health problems encountered during previous air pollution events [149,150] were found to impact the perception of air pollution and the resulting behavioral adjustment.…”

Section: Influences On Health-related Behavior and Societymentioning

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A Conceptual Modeling Approach to Health-Related Urban Well-Being

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Abstract:In cities, social well-being faces obstacles posed by globalization, demographic and climate change, new forms of social organization, and the fragmentation of lifestyles. These changes affect the vulnerability of city societies and impact their health-related urban well-being (UrbWellth). The conceptual model introduced in this paper systematizes the relevant variables while considering previous research, and establishes the target value UrbWellth. The model differs from existing approaches mainly in the analytical distinctions it suggests. These allow us to group the relevant urban influence variables into four sectors and enable a more general and abstract consideration of health-related urban relations. The introduction of vulnerability as a filter and transfer function acts as an effect modifier between UrbWellth and the various urban variables.

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“…Los investigadores también han estudiado cómo y porqué los individuos reaccionan de maneras diferentes a la información sobre los niveles de contaminación atmosférica (Johnson, 2003;Noonan, 2014;Semenza et al, 2008;Skov et al, 1991;Stieb, Paola, & Neuman, 1995). En cuanto a los efectos de la información sobre el comportamiento del público, los estudios han obtenido resultados diversos, señalando que la información puede cambiar el comportamiento, pero no de un modo universal (Henry & Gordon, 2003;Neidell, 2006;Noonan, 2014;Skov et al, 1991;Stieb et al, 1995).…”

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Attitudes towards urban air pollution: a Q methodology study / Actitudes frente a la contaminación atmosférica urbana: un estudio basado en el método Q

Sala¹,

Oltra²,

Goncalves³

2015

Psyecology

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Print) 1989-9386 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rprb20Attitudes towards urban air pollution: a Q methodology study / Actitudes frente a la contaminación atmosférica urbana: un estudio basado en el método Q Roser Sala, Christian Oltra & Lila GonçalvesTo cite this article: Roser Sala, Christian Oltra & Lila Gonçalves (2015) Attitudes towards urban air pollution: a Q methodology study / Actitudes frente a la contaminación atmosférica urbana: un estudio basado en el método Q, Psyecology, 6:3, 359-385To link to this article: http://dx.Abstract: This article assesses the variety of public attitudes towards air pollution. The objective is to analyse how people differently understand and react to air pollution. In particular, we attempt to discern different profiles of people in terms of their attitudes towards air pollution by means of the Q method. The Q method is a qualitative but statistical approach enabling us to discover a variety of attitudinal profiles or discourses concerning an issue from reduced samples. Our results reveal two different attitudinal profiles: annoyed-aware and optimistic-unaware. Nonetheless, there is an important shared discourse among these two groups regarding their behavioural responses to air pollution, levels of worry, self-efficacy and desire for more information. The results have implications for potential health and environmental communication interventions.Resumen: Este artículo evalúa las diversas actitudes públicas frente a la contaminación atmosférica. Su objetivo es analizar los diferentes modos en que la opinión pública entiende la contaminación atmosférica y reacciona ante ella. En particular, tratamos de distinguir diferentes perfiles de individuos en cuanto a sus actitudes ante la contaminación atmosférica a través del método Q. El método Q es una técnica cualitativa pero también estadística que nos permite descubrir distintos discursos relacionados con un tema concreto a partir de muestras pequeñas. Nuestros resultados revelan dos perfiles actitudinales diferentes: molesto-consciente y optimista-poco consciente. No obstante, existe un importante discurso compartido entre estos dos grupos respecto a sus comportamientos ante la contaminación atmosférica, su nivel de preocupación, su autoeficacia y el deseo de mayor información. Los resultados obtenidos tienen implicaciones para posibles intervenciones en salud y en comunicación ambiental. Palabras clave: contaminación atmosférica; actitud pública; percepción del riesgo; perfiles actitudinales; método Q English version: pp. 359-369 / Versión en español: pp. 370-382 References / Referencias: pp. 382-385 Translated from English / Traducción del inglés: Mercè Rius

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“…One represented actual levels of emission reductions based on results from local field surveys by Semenza et al (2008). The surveys quantified the Portland general population's response during "action days" to reduce emissions of ozone precursors (e.g., by carpooling, avoiding barbequing, postponing lawn mowing, etc.).…”

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Evaluating the Effects of Radiative Forcing Feedback in Modelling Urban Ozone Air Quality in Portland, Oregon: Two-Way Coupled MM5–CMAQ Numerical Model Simulations

Taha¹,

Sailor

2010

Boundary-Layer Meteorol

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We summarize an on-line coupled meteorological-emissions-photochemical modelling system that allows feedback from air-quality/chemistry to meteorology via radiative forcing. We focus on the radiative-forcing impacts (direct effects) of ozone. We present an application of the coupled modelling system to the episode of 23-31 July 1998 in Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. Results suggest that the inclusion of radiative-forcing feedback produces small but accountable impacts. For this region and episode, stand-alone radiative transfer simulations, i.e., evaluating the effects of radiative forcing independently of changes in meteorology or emissions, suggest that a change of 1 ppb in ground-level ozone is approximately equivalent to a change of 0.017 W m −2 in radiative forcing. In on-line, coupled, three-dimensional simulations, where the meteorological dependencies are accounted for, domain-wide peak ozone concentrations were higher by 2-4 ppb (relative to a simulated peak of 119.4 ppb) when including the effects of radiative-forcing feedback. A scenario of 10% reduction in anthropogenic emissions produced slightly larger decreases in ozone, an additional 1 ppb in local-peak reductions, relative to scenarios without feedback. Background and Study GoalWe can depict in abstract terms (relations 1 and 2) the meteorology-to-chemistry and chemistry-to-meteorology feedbacks of interest in this study and their implications (listed above the brackets) in meteorological and air-quality modelling, viz.

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Public perception and behavior change in relationship to hot weather and air pollution

Cited by 205 publications

References 30 publications

A Conceptual Modeling Approach to Health-Related Urban Well-Being

A Conceptual Modeling Approach to Health-Related Urban Well-Being

Attitudes towards urban air pollution: a Q methodology study / Actitudes frente a la contaminación atmosférica urbana: un estudio basado en el método Q

Evaluating the Effects of Radiative Forcing Feedback in Modelling Urban Ozone Air Quality in Portland, Oregon: Two-Way Coupled MM5–CMAQ Numerical Model Simulations

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