Public support for wood smoke mitigation policies in south-central Chile

Boso, Àlex; Hofflinger, Álvaro; Oltra, Christian; Álvarez, Boris; Garrido, Jaime

doi:10.1007/s11869-018-0612-2

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“…The differences found in the sociodemographic profiles of the groups invite us to imagine that in a certain sense, the perceptions and attitudes toward air pollution may correspond to different circumstances and life cycles throughout individual's lives. For instance, the strong traditional attachment to wood stoves and ovens in southern Chile, two multifunctional devices linked to different social customs and practices (Alvarez & Boso, 2018;Boso, Ariztía, & Fonseca, 2017), might explain the greater presence of older women in the accustomed group. Therefore, as suggested by several authors in previous studies (Anable et al, 2015;Poortinga & Darnton, 2016), it should not be assumed that the three segments have fixed preferences, as people's motivations and circumstances vary over time.…”

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“…Although several studies have already established a relationship between exposure levels to particulate matter produced by wood stoves and its respective health risks (Díaz-Robles et al, 2015;Díaz-Robles et al, 2014;Díaz-Robles et al, 2008;Sanhueza et al, 2009;Schiappacasse et al, 2013), few studies have focused on Chile's public perceptions of air quality and the associated risks (Álvarez & Boso, 2018;Boso et al 2018;Vallejos-Romero & Oñate, 2013). Segmentation studies to categorize different sectors of the public are scarce in this domain, especially in the cities that are the most saturated by woodsmoke.…”

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“…Many wood stove users belong to vulnerable households, for whom using other sources of energy, such as gas, pellets, paraffin, or electricity, would constitute an economic problem. 1 One of the greatest challenges in improving the air quality of cities saturated with woodsmoke is the development of effective policies to promote citizen involvement and changes in behavior (Boso, Hofflinger, Oltra, Alvarez, & Garrido, 2018;Boso, Oltra & Hofflinger, 2019;Reeve, Scott, Hine, & Bhullar, 2013). This is not an easy task, however, and several studies have exposed the limitations of environmental policies in making significant and stable behavioral changes within populations, often the result of not considering the heterogeneous nature of the target audience (Campbell & Corley, 2012;McKenzie-Mohr, 2011;Poortinga & Darnton, 2016).…”

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Examining Patterns of Air Quality Perception: A Cluster Analysis for Southern Chilean Cities

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Various medium-sized cities in southern Chile are saturated by air pollution caused by woodsmoke. In this study, we developed a segmentation model to assess the public’s perceptions, understanding of health risks and emotional responses to poor air quality. To date, this is the first segmentation model dealing with public perception in cities contaminated by woodsmoke. A survey ( N = 489) was conducted in Temuco and Padre las Casas, Chile, which included questions regarding attitudes, sociodemographic factors, and health care behaviors, to obtain information for mitigation initiatives. Through a cluster analysis, three population segments were identified that related differently to environmental pollution, which were constructed based on seven psychosocial variables. Different sociodemographic profiles and self-reported behavioral patterns were found, which should guide policies aimed at improving air quality in cities contaminated by pollution from wood-burning stoves.

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“…In the Araucanía region in south-central Chile, in which most of the population lives in the cities of Temuco and Padre Las Casas, the prevalence of income poverty (24%) is twice the national average (12%) ( Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia, 2015 ). The high poverty rate in Araucanía is partially due to a high indigenous population (32% of residents), as indigenous people in Chile are disproportionately affected by income poverty (18% experience poverty compared with 11% in Chile nationally) ( Boso et al, 2018 ).…”

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Energy poverty influences urban outdoor air pollution levels during COVID-19 lockdown in south-central Chile

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The effect of COVID-19 lockdowns on ambient air pollution levels in urban south-central Chile, where outdoor air pollution primarily originates indoors from wood burning for heating, may differ from trends in cities where transportation and industrial emission sources dominate. This quasi-experimental study compared hourly fine (PM 2.5 ) and coarse (PM 10 ) particulate matter measurements from six air monitors (three beta attenuation monitors; three low-cost sensors) in commercial and low/middle-income residential areas of Temuco, Chile in 2019 and 2020. During COVID-19 lockdown, average monthly ambient PM 2.5 concentrations in a commercial and middle-income residential neighborhood of Temuco were up to 50% higher (12 to 18 μg/m 3 ) and 59% higher (22 to 35 μg/m 3 ) than 2019 levels, respectively. Conversely, PM 2.5 levels decreased by up to 52% (43 to 21 μg/m 3 ) in low-income areas. The fine fraction of PM 10 in April 2020 was 48% higher than in April 2017-2019 (50% to 74%) in a commercial area. During COVID-19 lockdown, higher outdoor PM 2.5 pollution from wood heating existed in more affluent areas of Temuco, while PM 2.5 concentrations declined among poorer households refraining from wood heating. To reduce air pollution and energy poverty in south-central Chile, affordability of clean heating fuels (e.g. electricity) should be a policy priority.

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“…Additionally, government-run monitoring stations are often situated in locations that may not reflect the representative concentrations of pollutants experienced by the general population, while focusing on a limited number of contaminants. Chilean academia has played an important role in the advancement of local knowledge in the last decade and has explored new dimensions of local air quality issues, including the evaluation of local government networks (Toro et al 2014(Toro et al , 2015Molina et al 2017), personal monitoring (Manzano et al 2019), biogenic compounds (Prendez et al 2013), and their social and economic implications (Boso et al 2018;Perez-Fargallo et al 2018;Reyes et al 2019). However, except for a couple of recent scientific reviews (Molina et al 2015;Gallardo et al 2018), there is a lack of systematization of the information produced by the stakeholders, which complicates the management and development of new strategies and research plans (Represa et al 2020).…”

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Local Air Quality Issues and Research Priorities Through the Lenses of Chilean Experts: An Ontological Analysis

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Air pollution problems can be large, complex, and ill-structured. They can vary from location to location and combine many complex components: urban expansion, increasing vehicles and industrial emissions, biomass burning, geographic and meteorological conditions, cultural aspects, and economic effects. However, the existing research, accumulated knowledge, and local research priorities are spread over many disciplines and lack a systematic mapping to help manage and develop new strategies for researchers and policy makers. Ontological analysis can be used as a tool to capture this complexity through simple natural-language descriptions and a structured terminology. We describe the development of an ontological framework for "Air Quality Management in Chile" and its application to evaluate the current state of the research. The process was based on focus groups and validated by a panel of multidisciplinary experts. We used the developed framework to highlight the topics that have been heavily emphasized, lightly emphasized, or overlooked in the Chilean research. The framework developed can help researchers, practitioners, and policy makers systematically navigate the domain and provide the opportunity to correct blind spots by enabling more informed hypotheses that deal with air quality issues at a national level. We believe that applying this same process to different countries will yield different results (due to differences in local knowledge and experience). The framework presented could be used to evaluate other important stakeholders (government, media, NGOs, etc.), which will provide a complete picture of how local societies deal with air quality issues at different levels. Additionally, local government institutions will benefit from this analysis by improving funding allocation and opening new research opportunities to improve the distribution of the local body of knowledge.

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Public support for wood smoke mitigation policies in south-central Chile

Cited by 21 publications

References 46 publications

Examining Patterns of Air Quality Perception: A Cluster Analysis for Southern Chilean Cities

Examining Patterns of Air Quality Perception: A Cluster Analysis for Southern Chilean Cities

Energy poverty influences urban outdoor air pollution levels during COVID-19 lockdown in south-central Chile

Local Air Quality Issues and Research Priorities Through the Lenses of Chilean Experts: An Ontological Analysis

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