Assessment of Regional Differences in the Implementation of the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan in China.
Yahan GuYangyang WuJiaming WangLei HuangPublished in: Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology (2023)
Air pollution is still an important risk factor that endangers the health of Chinese people, leading the government to implement a series of policies to address air pollution. This study takes the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan (APPCAP) proposed in 2013 as the object and uses the combined data set of China's 2000-2019 economic panel data and PM 2.5 remote sensing data to analyse the implementation effect of the policy by the multiperiod difference-in-differences method, considering regional heterogeneity. The results show that the implementation of the APPCAP significantly reduced the PM 2.5 concentration in China, and the effect was stronger in the Yangtze River Delta region. Future governance policies should further consider local characteristics and determine pollution control goals and measures according to local conditions.
Keyphrases
- air pollution
- particulate matter
- healthcare
- public health
- lung function
- primary care
- electronic health record
- heavy metals
- mental health
- quality improvement
- big data
- global health
- risk factors
- machine learning
- current status
- artificial intelligence
- deep learning
- climate change
- cystic fibrosis
- water quality
- data analysis
- water soluble