Fu Shuke, Ma Zhuo, Peng Jiachao
School of Law and Business, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, China.
School of Economics and Management, China University of Geosciences, No. 388 Lumo Road, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2021 Jan;28(1):775-788. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-10483-y. Epub 2020 Aug 21.
The trade-off between economic development and environmental protection has always been a significant and tough issue for local governments. Studies found that some local governments took temporary measures to control air pollution and created "political blue sky" in certain periods. We collected daily air quality index (AQI) data and individual pollutant concentration data of four cities in China which have hosted major international events in 2019. The air quality of the cities taken temporary measures to control air pollution had an obvious improvement during the events. Furthermore, the improvement mainly occurred in pollution indicators, such as PM and PM, which are more valued and sensitive to the public. The sustainability analysis demonstrates that the air quality deteriorated again after the event, indicating that "political blue sky" comes at the cost of retaliatory pollution.
经济发展与环境保护之间的权衡一直是地方政府面临的重大且棘手的问题。研究发现，一些地方政府采取临时措施控制空气污染，并在某些时期创造了“政治蓝天”。我们收集了2019年举办过重大国际活动的中国四个城市的每日空气质量指数（AQI）数据和单个污染物浓度数据。采取临时措施控制空气污染的城市在活动期间空气质量有明显改善。此外，改善主要出现在污染指标上，如对公众更受重视且更敏感的PM和PM。可持续性分析表明，活动结束后空气质量再次恶化，这表明“政治蓝天”是以报复性污染为代价的。
