Effects of Information on Environmental Quality in Developing Countries
Effects of Information on Environmental Quality in Developing Countries
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信息对发展中国家环境质量的影响
DOI：
10.1093/reep/req012
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发表时间：
2010
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
E. Somanathan
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作者：
E. Somanathan
发展中国家个人获得的有关环境风险的信息如何影响环境质量？文献显示，对于水质和农药等问题，信息会影响个人行为，通过个人行动降低风险。然而，即使信息在发展中国家变得广泛可用，除非也加强监管，否则环境风险仍将保持在相对于发达国家的较高水平。虽然教育似乎提高了对环境质量的需求，但没有系统的发展中国家证据表明，这种需求通过政治进程和政府监管转化为更多的供应。
How does information on environmental risks obtained by individuals in developing countries affect environmental quality? The literature reveals that for issues like water quality and pesticides, information affects individual behavior and risks are reduced through individual action. However, even if information were to become widely available in developing countries, unless regulation is also strengthened, environmental risks will remain at high levels relative to developed countries. While education appears to raise the demand for environmental quality, there is no systematic developing-country evidence that this demand translates into increased supply through the political process and government regulation.