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Title: | The impact of black carbon (BC) on mode-specific galvanic skin response (GSR) as a measure of stress in urban environments | Authors: | Yang , Xiuleng Orjuela, Juan Pablo McCoy, Emma Vich, Guillem Anaya-Boig, Esther Avila-Palencia, Ione Brand, Christian Carrasco-Turigas, Gloria DONS, Evi Gerike, Regine Gotschi, Thomas Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark INT PANIS, Luc Standaert, Arnout de Nazelle, Audrey |
Issue Date: | 2022 | Publisher: | ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE | Source: | ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, 214 (4) (Art N° 114083) | Abstract: | Previous research has shown that walking and cycling could help alleviate stress in cities, however there is poor knowledge on how specific microenvironmental conditions encountered during daily journeys may lead to varying degrees of stress experienced at that moment. We use objectively measured data and a robust causal inference framework to address this gap. Using a Bayesian Doubly Robust (BDR) approach, we find that black carbon exposure statistically significantly increases stress, as measured by Galvanic Skin Response (GSR), while cycling and while walking. Augmented Outcome Regression (AOR) models indicate that greenspace exposure and the presence of walking or cycling infrastructure could reduce stress. None of these effects are statistically significant for people in motorized transport. These findings add to a growing evidence-base on health benefits of policies aimed at decreasing air pollution, improving active travel infrastructure and increasing greenspace in cities. | Notes: | de Nazelle, A (corresponding author), Imperial Coll London, Ctr Environm Policy, 16-18 Princes Gardens, London SW7 1NE, England. anazelle@imperial.ac.uk |
Keywords: | Built environment;Urban planning;Stress;Air pollution;Active travel;Causal inference | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/38746 | ISSN: | 0013-9351 | e-ISSN: | 1096-0953 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114083 | ISI #: | 000860225300012 | Rights: | 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2023 |
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