Does urban concentration mitigate CO2 emissions? Evidence from China 1998-2008
2015-11-10
CHINA ECONOMIC REVIEW （35）2015， 220-231
We provide evidence of first increasing and then decreasing CO2 emission intensity as the degree of urban concentration increases, based on data from 25 provincial regions in China over the period 1998-2008. This evidence is consistent with the environmentally desirable urban concentration argument identified in recent literature. Our findings indicate the importance of the spatial organization of activities and people in addressing regional CO2 emissions. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.(SSCI)
We provide evidence of first increasing and then decreasing CO2 emission intensity as the degree of urban concentration increases, based on data from 25 provincial regions in China over the period 1998-2008. This evidence is consistent with the environmentally desirable urban concentration argument identified in recent literature. Our findings indicate the importance of the spatial organization of activities and people in addressing regional CO2 emissions. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.(SSCI)
城市集聚是否减缓了碳排放？基于中国1998-2008的分析
摘要：利用回归和非参数统计方法（LOWESS）对中国25个省区1998-2008年数据进行分析，发现碳排放强度随着城市集聚程度增加而先升后降的趋势。仔细分析，这个新发现其实与现有文献中关于城市集聚环境效益的理论也基本吻合。研究显示，可以通过更好地组织人和经济活动的空间分布，减少区域碳排放。
