Who should be blamed? The attribution of responsibility for a city smog event in China

Peng Cheng, Jiuchang Wei () and Yue Ge
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Peng Cheng: University of Science and Technology of China
Jiuchang Wei: University of Science and Technology of China
Yue Ge: North Dakota State University

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2017, vol. 85, issue 2, No 2, 669-689

Abstract: Abstract The frequently occurring city smog in China has become a hot topic and raised extensive discussion in the public health domain. Our study tries to explore how citizens attribute causation and responded to city smog in Hefei, Anhui Province. The data from 420 respondents generally answered our research questions. The result suggests that attribution of responsibility can be influenced by risk perception, citizens’ occupation and source reliance. Attribution of responsibility, source reliance and risk perception can affect the citizens’ protective actions.

Keywords: City smog; Attribution of responsibility; Risk perception; Protective action; Risk information (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-016-2597-1

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