Subjective Well-being and Environmental Quality: The Impact of Air Pollution and Green Coverage in China

Ecological Economics

Volumn 153, Issue , 2018, Pages 124-138

  Yuan, Liang ^a   Shin, Kongjoo ^a   Managi, Shunsuke ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Air quality index; China; Green coverage; Life satisfaction; Subjective health evaluation; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CURRENCY DEVALUATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; GREENSPACE; HEALTH STATUS; INDEX METHOD; LIFE SATISFACTION; POLLUTION EFFECT; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

CHINA;

EID: 85050262758     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.04.033     Document Type: Article

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