Correlation Analysis of Urban Environment Quality and Medical & Health Service

Zhi-Wang Qian, Guang-Sheng Wan, Yu-Feng Shi, Ying Yu

Ekoloji, 2018, Issue 106, Pages: 233-239, Article No: e106018

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Abstract

The rapid expansion of human beings and the excessive abuse of resources have gradually appeared great impact on the environment on the Earth, such as climate warming, thinning ozone layer, air pollution, water pollution, sea level rise (melting glacier caused by increasing surface temperature), rapidly decreasing tropical rain forest, and constantly reducing biodiversity. Concerning about the environment damage resulted from the economic development in various countries, the relationship between economic development and environment becomes an important issue. Correlations Analysis of urban environment quality and medical & health service is therefore preceded in this study. Total 289 cities (municipal districts) in China are taken as the research objects; basically, all cities in the nation are covered. The data source is the statistical communique and statistical yearbook of the cities. The research results are summarized as below. 1. Urban ecological management presents positive correlations with medical resource. 2. Urban pollution management shows positive correlations with medical resource. 3. Urban ecological management reveals positive correlations with medical investment. 4. Urban pollution management appears positive correlations with medical investment. Suggestions according to the results are proposed at the end, expecting to explain the promotion of urban environment quality and medical & health service in China.

Keywords

environment quality, urban pollution management, medical resource, health service

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