TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmental Degradation and Public Opinion
T2 - The Case of Air Pollution in Vietnam
AU - Kim, Sung Eun
AU - Harish, S. P.
AU - Kennedy, Ryan
AU - Jin, Xiaomeng
AU - Urpelainen, Johannes
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - Air pollution is a pressing problem of public health for developing countries, but governments have few incentives to abate air pollution without public awareness of the issue. Focusing on the case of Vietnam, we examine the determinants of public awareness of air pollution. Using representative survey data for the entire country from 2017, we find that local exposure to air pollution increases public awareness and reduces satisfaction with governments but does not provoke opposition to coal-fired power generation. In contrast, education leads people to oppose coal-fired power plants. These results suggest that while local air pollution contributes to awareness and dissatisfaction with the government, support for effective policy measures depends on education levels.
AB - Air pollution is a pressing problem of public health for developing countries, but governments have few incentives to abate air pollution without public awareness of the issue. Focusing on the case of Vietnam, we examine the determinants of public awareness of air pollution. Using representative survey data for the entire country from 2017, we find that local exposure to air pollution increases public awareness and reduces satisfaction with governments but does not provoke opposition to coal-fired power generation. In contrast, education leads people to oppose coal-fired power plants. These results suggest that while local air pollution contributes to awareness and dissatisfaction with the government, support for effective policy measures depends on education levels.
KW - air pollution
KW - education
KW - public opinion
KW - Southeast Asia
KW - Vietnam
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U2 - 10.1177/1070496519888252
DO - 10.1177/1070496519888252
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85075929450
JO - Journal of Environment and Development
JF - Journal of Environment and Development
SN - 1070-4965
ER -