Evolutionary Characteristics of Industrial Parks from a Carbon Neutrality Perspective

Yuheng Sun, Shaokang Zhang (), Yuanhang Li, Jun Ning, Fangtao Liu, Zhengyuan Feng and Hang Fu ()
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Yuheng Sun: School of Resources and Environment, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
Shaokang Zhang: School of Ecology and Environment, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang 330103, China
Yuanhang Li: School of Resources and Environment, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
Jun Ning: School of Resources and Environment, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
Fangtao Liu: School of Resources and Environment, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
Zhengyuan Feng: School of Resources and Environment, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
Hang Fu: School of Resources and Environment, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 14, 1-14

Abstract: Industrial park (IP) development has passed through many stages, and the development evolution pathways of IPs have different characteristics according to different perspectives. Understanding the evolutionary characteristics of IPs will assist us in understanding their essential developmental trajectories. Achieving carbon neutrality in IPs is important for combating climate change. In order to reveal the evolutionary characteristics of IPs from a carbon neutrality perspective, this study examines the Kalundborg eco-industrial park by dividing its development into three stages. We also quantitatively analyze this evolution based on enterprise connectance and enterprise repetitive connectance. We then analyze the evolutionary characteristics at the national level by using China and South Korea as examples. The results showed that the development trajectories of IPs had spontaneous and conscious characteristics. Compared with the spontaneous stage, enterprise connectance and enterprise repetitive connectance were obviously higher during the conscious stage. This article contributes to our understanding of the nature of IP development from a carbon neutrality perspective.

Keywords: carbon neutrality; enterprise connectance; evolutionary characteristics; industrial parks; spontaneous and conscious (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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