Spatiotemporal heterogeneity of PM2.5 and its relationship with urbanization in North China from 2000 to 2017

Impacts of Industrial Restructuring and Technological Progress on PM2.5 Pollution: Evidence from Prefecture-Level Cities in China

“…From the perspective of regression parameters, for unit increase in industrial structure upgrading and industrial structure rationality, the PM 2.5 concentration will decrease by 0.78% and 11.12%, respectively. The empirical results of Zhang et al (2020) show that for 1% increase in the output value of the tertiary industry, the concentration of PM 2.5 decreases by an average of 0.99% [ 11 ]. In addition, the research results of Zhang et al (2019) show that the increase in the proportion of output value of the secondary industry will lead to the aggravation of PM 2.5 pollution, that is, for 1% increase in proportion, the concentration of PM 2.5 will increase by 1.03% [ 18 ].…”

“…Aiming at the serious fine particulate pollution in North China, Zhang et al (2020) explored the impact of a series of socioeconomic indicators on PM 2.5 pollution. The results show that the social transformation characterized by urbanization and intensive traffic network significantly aggravates the development of PM 2.5 pollution, and the development of service industry can effectively alleviate PM 2.5 pollution [ 11 ]. The situation of PM 2.5 pollution in provincial and municipal areas has also attracted more and more attention.…”

“…At present, most scholars focus on the relationship between industrial restructuring and PM 2.5 pollution in China. The general view of existing research is the upgrading the industrial structure from the secondary industry to the tertiary industry is a valid path to solve the problem of PM 2.5 pollution [ 11 , 24 , 25 ]. During the 12th five-year Plan and 13th five-year Plan period, Chinese governments at all levels actively advocated strengthening technological transformation and upgrading in the fields of production and consumption, developing new technologies, processes and equipment for energy conservation and environmental protection, and giving full play to the leading role of scientific and technological innovation in green development [ 26 , 27 ].…”

Towards the Healthy Community: Residents’ Perceptions of Integrating Urban Agriculture into the Old Community Micro-Transformation in Guangzhou, China

“…It encompasses three generations, which are physical determinism, neighbourhood rehabilitation that emphasizes social problems, and economic revitalization [2,3]. However, with the urban sprawl and change of the settlement environment, urban problems and human diseases [4][5][6][7], such as air pollution [8,9], urban heat island [10], obesity [11,12], respiratory diseases [13,14], cardiovascular diseases [15,16], and mental diseases [17], are increasing. Health problems and diseases are the result of a complex series of interactions between human factors, including genetics and health behaviour, and the ecosystems in which humans live [18,19].…”

Differentiation of the Athens Fine PM Profile during Economic Recession (March of 2008 Versus March of 2013): Impact of Changes in Anthropogenic Emissions and the Associated Health Effect

“…Therefore, the parallel knowledge of the temporal evolution of (i) their profile, (ii) their emission sources and (iii) their potential health risk is very important for the health protection and the set-up of effective policy strategies. In the case of fine particles, various experimental and modeling studies have been conducted all over the world investigating the change, for at least a four years' period, of the PM 2.5 mass [6][7][8][9][10] and/or its chemical composition [11][12][13]. Jiang et al [14] and Zhang et al [15], using a combined field and numerical modeling approach, gave insight on the differentiation of the PM 2.5 mass in connection with its health consequences for a 6 and 4 years' period, respectively.…”