Impact Mechanism of the Urban Network on Carbon Emissions in Rapidly Developing Regions: Example of 47 Cities in Southwest China

Jie Su, Bo Zhou, Yuanpei Liao, Chaoshen Wang and Tian Feng
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Jie Su: College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
Bo Zhou: College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
Yuanpei Liao: College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
Chaoshen Wang: College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
Tian Feng: College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 4, 1-19

Abstract: Southwest China faces harsh environmental pollution challenges and rapid development. Against this backdrop, exploring the impact mechanism of the urban network on carbon emissions in rapidly developing regions is of great significance to the balance between regional development and carbon emissions reduction, as well as regional sustainable development. The objective of this study is to quantify the relationship between carbon emissions and the urban network, using panel data analysis for 47 cities in southwest China from 2010 to 2019. Therefore, several urban network indices were selected and quantitatively studied by using the spatial Durbin model to reveal the impact mechanism of the urban network on carbon emissions in rapidly developing regions. The results show that: (1) the growth of carbon emissions in a city has a significant positive spatial spillover effect on the surrounding areas; (2) the temporal and spatial distribution of carbon emissions is highly coincident with the urban network; (3) the urban network has a two-sided impact mechanism of promoting and inhibiting carbon emissions; and (4) the effect of the impact mechanism is affected by regional development conditions, and the promotion effect plays the main role in rapidly developing regions.

Keywords: carbon emissions; urban network; spillover effect; two-sided impact mechanism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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