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Spatial Differentiation of PM 2.5 Concentration and Analysis of Atmospheric Health Patterns in the Xiamen-Zhangzhou-QuanZhou Urban Agglomeration

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  • Suiping Zeng

    (School of Architecture, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, China)

  • Jian Tian

    (School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
    School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China)

  • Yuanzhen Song

    (School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China)

  • Jian Zeng

    (School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China)

  • Xiya Zhao

    (School of Architecture, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, China)

Abstract

Exploring the spatial differentiation of PM 2.5 concentrations in typical urban agglomerations and analyzing their atmospheric health patterns are necessary for building high-quality urban agglomerations. Taking the Xiamen-Zhangzhou-Quanzhou urban agglomeration as an example, and based on exploratory data analysis and mathematical statistics, we explore the PM 2.5 spatial distribution patterns and characteristics and use hierarchical analysis to construct an atmospheric health evaluation system consisting of exposure–response degree, regional vulnerability, and regional adaptation, and then identify the spatial differentiation characteristics and critical causes of the atmospheric health pattern. This study shows the following: (1) The average annual PM 2.5 value of the area in 2020 was 19.16 μg/m 3 , which was lower than China’s mean annual quality concentration limit, and the overall performance was clean. (2) The spatial distribution patterns of the components of the atmospheric health evaluation system are different, with the overall cleanliness benefit showing a “north-central-south depression, the rest of the region is mixed,” the regional vulnerability showing a coastal to inland decay, and the regional adaptability showing a “high north, low south, high east, low west” spatial divergence pattern. (3) The high-value area of the air health pattern of the area is an “F-shaped” spatial distribution; the low-value area shows a pattern of “north-middle-south” peaks standing side by side. The assessment of health patterns in the aforementioned areas can provide theoretical references for pollution prevention and control and the construction of healthy cities.

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  • Suiping Zeng & Jian Tian & Yuanzhen Song & Jian Zeng & Xiya Zhao, 2023. "Spatial Differentiation of PM 2.5 Concentration and Analysis of Atmospheric Health Patterns in the Xiamen-Zhangzhou-QuanZhou Urban Agglomeration," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-21, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:4:p:3340-:d:1068102
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    1. Feng Wang & Mingru Dong & Jing Ren & Shan Luo & Hui Zhao & Juan Liu, 2022. "The impact of urban spatial structure on air pollution: empirical evidence from China," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 24(4), pages 5531-5550, April.
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