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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Environmental Health and Exposome
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1445746
This article is part of the Research Topic Greening Urban Spaces and Human Health, Volume II View all 19 articles

Green Workspace and Urban Health: Exploring the Impacts of Industrial Robotics in Pollution Emissions and Public Health

Provisionally accepted
Shule Yu Shule Yu 1Minghan Hu Minghan Hu 2*Jiancheng Li Jiancheng Li 2*Xueling Yan Xueling Yan 2*
  • 1 School of Economics, Fudan University, Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
  • 2 School of Economics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

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    This study addresses a critical gap in understanding how technological advancements, specifically industrial robots, influence urban pollution emissions and public health. The rapid evolution of technology and changing working conditions significantly affect these areas, yet research has not extensively explored this domain. Utilizing 2018 China Labor-force Dynamic Survey (CLDS) dataset, this study examines the impact of industrial robots on public health. An analytical framework is employed to assess the correlation between the adoption of eco-friendly industrial robots and improvements in worker health, attributed to the reduction of pollution emissions. The findings reveal that the adoption of industrial robots significantly enhance both public physical and mental health. This study also identifies potential demographic heterogeneity in the effects of industrial robots. The benefits are more pronounced among non-insured manual female workers who are older, have lower education levels, and hold rural hukou. These benefits are closely linked to improvements in the quality of the production environment and reductions in pollution emissions at both macro and micro levels. The study underscores the significant potential of industrial robots to positively impact urban health, advocating for strategies that promote the development of safer, greener environments.

    Keywords: green workplace, pollution reduction, industrial robotics, environmental-friendly production, Public Health

    Received: 08 Jun 2024; Accepted: 24 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Yu, Hu, Li and Yan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Minghan Hu, School of Economics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan Province, China
    Jiancheng Li, School of Economics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan Province, China
    Xueling Yan, School of Economics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan Province, China

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