Empirical Evidence and Determinants of Region-Based Environmental Injustice in China: Does Environmental Public Service Level Make a Difference?
Empirical Evidence and Determinants of Region-Based Environmental Injustice in China: Does Environmental Public Service Level Make a Difference?
复制标题
中国区域环境不公正的经验证据和决定因素：环境公共服务水平是否有所作为？
DOI：
10.1111/ssqu.12288
复制
发表时间：
2016
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Jennings Edward T. Jr.
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Zhang Xiaojie;Zhao Ke;Jennings Edward T. Jr.
本文首先分析了中国区域环境不公平的实证证据，并探讨了影响环境灾害分布的因素，特别是环境公共服务，然后运用方差分析方法对环境灾害分布的差异性进行了评估，最后运用扩展的人口、富裕程度和技术回归随机影响模型（STIRPAT）对影响环境灾害分布的因素进行了分析。结果与结论本文的研究结果证实了中国区域环境不公平的存在，并呈现出逐年改善的趋势。环境公共服务水平、经济发展水平、人口规模、环保技术水平是主要影响因素。这些发现不仅支持了环境库兹涅茨曲线假设，而且有助于推进现有的环境正义和人类与环境关系的文献。
ObjectiveWe examine empirical evidence of region‐based environmental injustice in China, and factors, especially environmental public service, that contribute to the distribution of environmental hazards among various Chinese regions.MethodsWe use variance analysis to assess the disparate distribution of environmental hazards, and then employ the expanded Stochastic Impacts by Regression on Population, Affluence, and Technology (STIRPAT) model to identify the determinants, using a panel data set of 26 provincial capital cities and four municipalities directly under Chinese central government over the period 2003–2010.Results and ConclusionsOur findings confirm the presence of region‐based environmental injustice in China and demonstrate its annual improvement. We also find that environmental public service, economic development level, population size, and environmental protection technology are major impact factors. These findings not only support the environmental Kuznets curve assumption, but also help to advance the existing literature on environmental justice and the human‐environment relationship.