Life-Cycle and Cohort Effects in the Valuation of Air Quality: Evidence from Subjective Well-being Data

2012 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 300-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Menz ◽  
H. Welsch
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cohort Effects ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Quality Evidence

Effect of Ambient Air Quality on Subjective Well-Being among Chinese Working Adults

2021 ◽  
pp. 126509
Author(s):  
Wei Guo ◽  
Lijuan Chen ◽  
Youqing Fan ◽  
Miaomiao Liu ◽  
Fei Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Ambient Air Quality ◽  
Working Adults

scholarly journals A psychophysical measurement on subjective well-being and air pollution

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Li ◽  
Dabo Guan ◽  
Yanni Yu ◽  
Stephen Westland ◽  
Daoping Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Air Quality Index ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Atmospheric Conditions ◽  
Survey Techniques ◽  
Physical Effects ◽  
The Impact

AbstractAlthough the physical effects of air pollution on humans are well documented, there may be even greater impacts on the emotional state and health. Surveys have traditionally been used to explore the impact of air pollution on people’s subjective well-being (SWB). However, the survey techniques usually take long periods to properly match the air pollution characteristics from monitoring stations to each respondent’s SWB at both disaggregated spatial and temporal levels. Here, we used air pollution data to simulate fixed-scene images and psychophysical process to examine the impact from only air pollution on SWB. Findings suggest that under the atmospheric conditions in Beijing, negative emotions occur when PM2.5 (particulate matter with a diameter less than 2.5 µm) increases to approximately 150 AQI (air quality index). The British observers have a stronger negative response under severe air pollution compared with Chinese observers. People from different social groups appear to have different sensitivities to SWB when air quality index exceeds approximately 200 AQI.

scholarly journals Explaining Individual Subjective Well-Being of Urban China Based on the Four-Capital Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuai Zhang ◽  
Binbin Liu ◽  
Dajian Zhu ◽  
Mingwang Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Urban China ◽  
Social Connection ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Per Capita

A growing body of literature explains subjective well-being (SWB) from different perspectives. The statement of “built, human, social, and natural capital are necessary determinants of SWB” is named the four-capital model. Based on a cross-sectional dataset in 2013, which included 3293 individuals and covered the urban areas of most provinces in China, this paper employs the four-capital model to explain individual SWB of urban China. We select individual income and household income per capita as proxies of built capital; physical health and education as proxies of human capital; social connection and social trust as proxies of social capital; and air quality as a proxy of natural capital. In the four-capital model, household income per capita and physical health have almost the same and larger positive impacts on individual SWB of urban China; social connection, social trust, and air quality have smaller and diminishing positive impacts on individual SWB of urban China; and individual income and education are statistically insignificant. The empirical results offer guidance on how to achieve human-centered urbanization for China. This paper provides insights into how to further improve human well-being of urban residents in China and the applicability of the four-capital model in explaining SWB at the individual level.

The Course of Subjective Well-Being over the Life Cycle

2009 ◽  
Vol 129 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bert G. M Van Landeghem
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being

scholarly journals Subjective Well-Being and Air Quality in Germany

2013 ◽  
Vol 133 (2) ◽  
pp. 275-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maike Schmitt,
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being

scholarly journals FRAMEWORK FOR INTEGRATING INDOOR AIR QUALITY IMPACTS INTO LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS OF BUILDINGS AND BUILDING RELATED PRODUCTS

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susie R. Wu ◽  
Defne Apul
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Indoor Air Quality ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Life Cycle Assessments ◽  
Life Cycle Stages

Products used during construction and operation of a building can contribute to Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) problems that affect occupants' well-being. However, IAQ is conventionally not addressed in the life cycle assessments (LCAs) of buildings and building related products even though IAQ leads to one of the areas of protection under LCA - human health impacts. In this study, we proposed an overall framework for integrating IAQ into LCA using the standard steps of LCA. The framework focused on IAQ and LCA modeling from two categories of building related products: i) passive products that realize their function through initial installation and have long-term decayed emissions, and ii) active equipment that realize their function and cause emissions through daily operation. Dynamic and static life cycle inventory modeling approaches were proposed for passive products and active equipment, respectively. An indoor intake fraction equation and USEtox model effect factors were incorporated into the life cycle impact assessment. Three hypothetical examples were presented to illustrate the calculation procedure of the framework. We concluded that it was feasible to integrate IAQ into building related LCA studies. Development of IAQ related impact assessment methodologies can improve upon the limitations of this study. Further studies need to be carried out to compare the health impacts from IAQ related sources to other life cycle stages of building related products.

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