Serious haze pollution is harming public health and life in many provinces in China. The spatial distributioncharacteristics of haze pollution in 30 provinces, including cities and municipalities, in China were furtheranalysed. The possible existence of spatial club convergence tendency among different provinces wasexplored, enabling the implementation of customized governance measures according to eco-compensation.First, spatial autocorrelation of the haze was calculated using Moran’s I index based on the annual data ofhaze pollution over the study area from 2003-2014. Spatial error panel data model was used to analyse thepresence of spatial club convergence of haze pollution. Finally, related policy suggestions to manage hazepollution were proposed based on eco-compensation. Results demonstrated that China’s key monitoredprovincial capitals and municipalities had suffered very serious haze pollution. All 30 provinces could generallybe divided into light, middle, relatively high, and high haze regions. The provinces exhibited strong spatialautocorrelation. Spatial concentration presented continuous distribution and increasing spatial dependency.Several regional provinces presented spatial club convergence based on haze pollution. Empirical resultsprovided certain references to further understand the spatial distribution of haze pollution in China, exploreeco-compensation measures against haze pollution, and relieve the effect of haze on social and economicdevelopment.
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