The environmental pollution perception of residents in coal mining areas: A Case study in the hancheng mine area, Shaanxi Province, China

Environmental Management

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 505-513

  Shi, Xingmin ^a   He, Fei ^b  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b College of Resource Environment and Tourism ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Chinak; Coal mine; Demographical and social factors; Environmental pollution; Perception; Shaanxi province

Indexed keywords

CHINAK; COAL MINE AREAS; COAL MINING; COAL MINING AREA; COAL PROCESSING; CULTURAL GROUPS; ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; HEAVY INDUSTRIES; INFLUENTIAL FACTORS; LIVING ENVIRONMENT; LOCAL RESIDENTS; RANK SUM TESTS; SHAANXI PROVINCE; SOCIAL FACTOR;

COAL MINES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NOISE POLLUTION; POPULATION STATISTICS; SENSORY PERCEPTION; SURVEYS;

WATER POLLUTION;

COAL MINE; COAL MINING; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; PERCEPTION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SANITATION;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHINA; COAL MINING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NOISE POLLUTION; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WATER POLLUTION;

ADULT; CHINA; COAL MINING; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK; SANITATION;

CHINA; SHAANXI;

EID: 84866564778     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-012-9920-8     Document Type: Article

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