Public attitudes and acceptance of policy measures for reducing urban air pollution: A non-systematic review

Abstract

Research on public attitudes and acceptance of policy measures to reduce urban air pollution has investigated the distribution of public acceptance across time and geographical contexts as well as the factors influencing individuals’ judgements about the policies. Research consistently shows that attitudes vary significantly according to the type of the measure, the socio-political context, the level of familiarity with the measure, measure-related specific attitudes and prior attitudes, perceptions of fairness and legitimacy, sociodemographics, problem perception, the framing of the measure, the status quo bias and political ideology.