Estimating the Impact of Urbanization on Air Quality in China Using Spatial Regression Models

Estimating the Impact of Urbanization on Air Quality in China Using Spatial Regression Models

Urban air pollution is one of the most visible environmental problems to have accompanied China’s rapid urbanization. Based on emission inventory data from 2014, gathered from 289 cities, we used Global and Local Moran’s I to measure the spatial autorrelation of Air Quality Index (AQI) values at the...

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Main Authors: Chuanglin Fang, Haimeng Liu, Guangdong Li, Dongqi Sun, Zhuang Miao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-11-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
air quality index (AQI)
air pollution
PM2.5
China’s urbanization
spatial variations
spatial regression models
geographically weighted regression (GWR)
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/7/11/15570

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