Publication: Exploring EKC, trends of growth patterns and air pollutants concentration level in Malaysia: A Nemerow Index Approach
Date
2013
Authors
Bekhet H.A.
Yasmin T.
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Publisher
Institute of Physics Publishing
Abstract
The present study examines an Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis by analyzing annual data of air pollutants concentartion and per capita GDP as economic indicator over the (1996-2010) period in Malaysia. Nemerow Index Approach (I) used to generate a measures of air pollution. The results show that ambient air quality indicators supports the EKC hypothesis which stated that pollution levels increase as a country develops, but begin to decrease as rising incomes pass beyond a turning poin. Also, the I result is justifying that most pollutants are showing value less than 1. � Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
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Malaysia , Air quality , Air pollutants , Ambient air quality , Concentration levels , Economic indicators , Environmental Kuznets curves , Growth patterns , Per capita , Pollution level , air quality , ambient air , atmospheric pollution , concentration (composition) , conference proceeding , environmental economics , Gross Domestic Product , index method , Kuznets curve , trend analysis , Economics