Do urban agglomerations outperform non-agglomerations? A new perspective on exploring the eco-efficiency of Yangtze River Economic Belt in China

被引：45

作者：

Huang, Yue ^{[1
]}

Li, Lin ^{[1
]}

Yu, Yantuan ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Hunan Univ, Sch Econ & Trade, 109 Rd Shijiachong, Changsha 410079, Hunan, Peoples R China

来源：

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION | 2018年 / 202卷

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

Yangtze river economic belt; Urban agglomeration; Eco-efficiency; Spatial effects; CARBON-DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CARRYING-CAPACITY; CITIES; DYNAMICS; CONSUMPTION; MITIGATION; INTENSITY; COUNTRIES; MODELS; GROWTH;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.08.202

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

This paper develops a new paradigm to analyze the eco-efficiency of Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) in China and makes a first empirical attempt at examining whether the eco-efficiency in urban agglomerations (UA-s) outperform Non-urban agglomerations (Non-UA-s), or driving the Non-UA-s in promoting eco-efficiency using a dataset of 108 prefectural-level cities during 2003-2014. The main findings are as follows. First, the eco-efficiency of YREB gradually increases during the study period. Cities in UA-s with higher eco-efficiency experience an increasing spatial agglomeration while those in Non-UA-s show a slight downward shift. Second, in terms of eco-efficiency, both statistical test and econometrical test confirm that cities in UA-s outperform those in Non-UA-s. Third, the global and club convergence of eco-efficiency in YREB is ascertained. Forth, the eco-efficiency of UA-s exerts backwash effects on those in Non-UA-s, along with decreasing the convergence speed of eco-efficiency. Special issues are briefly discussed, lastly. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：1056 / 1067

页数：12