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Boso, Alex

Martinez, Aner

Somos, Marcelo

Alvarez, Boris

Avedano, Constanza

Hofflinger, Alvaro

No Country for Old Men. Assessing Socio-Spatial Relationships Between Air Quality Perceptions and Exposures in Southern Chile

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APPLIED SPATIAL ANALYSIS AND POLICY

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An extensive body of research has been noted that many socially deprived communities tend to live in areas characterized by higher levels of outdoor air pollution. Whilst there is an expanding literature documenting this disproportionate distribution, most previous studies have taken place in the Global North, have focused with industrial or vehicle air pollution sources and have tend to ignore the complex interactions between exposures, public perceptions and social factors. In this paper, we investigate the social vulnerability to and risk perceptions of air pollution sourced from domestic heating in two Chilean cities with particularly high levels of PM2.5 during winter months. To this end, we integrate primary survey data, with geographically detailed estimates of air pollution exposures and area-level characteristics obtained from the Chilean Census. We first examine the spatial distribution of PM2.5 exposures and air quality perceptions, and subsequently explore relationships between socio-demographic characteristics, air pollution exposure, and health concerns. Our results revel evident spatial patterns of dispersion, with some neighborhoods being more polluted than others. Age and percentage of roofs in poor condition in the participant's census tract are the best predictors of PM2.5 exposure. We find no correlation between perceived and real levels of contamination. Our multivariate analysis indicates that personal perceptions of air quality are significantly associated with age, gender, family structure, and heating behaviors. Such detailed depictions provide insights into potential meaningful strategies to improve air quality and highlight the need to incorporate measures to better protect older adults.

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This research was partially funded by the Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo (ANID), Chile, grant number FONDECYT 1190412, by the Direccion de Investigacion de la Universidad de la Frontera, Temuco, Chile, and by the Talent Attraction Program of the Madrid Autonomous Community, Spain [2020-T1/SOC-19920]. The authors would like to thank the AIRE Temuco team for their technical assistance with air monitor specifications and calibration methodology. We also would like to thank Jaime Garrido for his support in collecting data. Finally, we would like to acknowledge the participants' involvement, which was crucial to carrying out this study.

Esta investigación fue parcialmente financiada por la Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (ANID), Chile, número de subvención FONDECYT 1190412, por la Dirección de Investigación de la Universidad de la Frontera, Temuco, Chile, y por el Programa de Atracción de Talento de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Comunidad, España [2020-T1/SOC-19920]. Los autores desean agradecer al equipo de AIRE Temuco por su asistencia técnica con las especificaciones del monitor de aire y la metodología de calibración. También nos gustaría agradecer a Jaime Garrido por su apoyo en la recopilación de datos. Finalmente, queremos agradecer la implicación de los participantes, que fue crucial para la realización de este estudio.

10.1007/s12061-022-09446-2

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Public perception

Air pollution

Chile

Environmental justice

PM2 5

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ANALYSIS

POLLUTION EXPOSURE

PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS

RISK PERCEPTION

HEALTH-RISKS

URBAN

COMMUNITY

BURDEN

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SYMPTOMS

Estudios ambientales

Geografía

Planificación Regional y Urbana

Percepción pública

Contaminación del aire

Chile

Justicia ambiental

PM2 5

ANÁLISIS DE JUSTICIA AMBIENTAL

EXPOSICIÓN A LA CONTAMINACIÓN

PERCEPCIONES PÚBLICAS

PERCEPCIÓN DE RIESGOS

RIESGOS PARA LA SALUD

URBANO

COMUNIDAD

CARGA

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