Variability in impact of air pollution on subjective well-being

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 183, Issue , 2018, Pages 175-208

  Du, Guodong ^a   Shin, Kong Joo ^a   Managi, Shunsuke ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air pollution; China; Geo statistical spatial interpolation; Life satisfaction; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

INTERPOLATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SULFUR DIOXIDE; SURVEYS;

AIR POLLUTION EFFECTS; CHINA; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; LIFE SATISFACTION; MONETARY VALUATIONS; SPATIAL INTERPOLATION; WELL BEING;

AIR POLLUTION;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOSTATISTICS; INTERPOLATION; NITROUS OXIDE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SUBJECTIVE WELL BEING; URBAN AREA; WELLBEING;

CHINA;

EID: 85045688376     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.04.018     Document Type: Article

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