The Environment and Well-Being in Urban China
Russell Smyth,
Vinod Mishra and
Xiaolei Qian
Ecological Economics, 2008, vol. 68, issue 1-2, 547-555
Abstract:
We examine the relationship between atmospheric pollution, measured as sulphur dioxide emissions, environmental disasters, traffic congestion, access to parkland and well-being in urban China, using a large survey administered across 30 cities in 2003. We find that in cities with high levels of atmospheric pollution, environmental disasters and traffic congestion Chinese citizens report significantly lower levels of well-being ceteris paribus while in cities with greater access to parkland Chinese citizens report significantly higher levels of well-being ceteris paribus.
Keywords: Atmospheric; pollution; Environment; Well-being; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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