Exploring the relationship between urbanization, energy consumption, and CO 2 emissions in different provinces of China

Wang, Qiang; Shi-dai, WU; Yue-e, Zeng; Wu, Bo-Wei

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2015.10.090

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“…The same conclusions were also drawn by the studies on China at national [55] and provincial levels [56]. The difference among the three cities was that the correlation coefficients of Tianjin and Tangshan were 0.970 and 0.989, respectively, whereas that of Beijing was only 0.852.…”

Section: Relationships Among Economic Growth Energy Consumption and supporting

confidence: 75%

Urban Metabolism of Three Cities in Jing-Jin-Ji Urban Agglomeration, China: Using the MuSIASEM Approach

Wang

2017

Sustainability

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Urban problems-such as resources depletion, environment pollution and waste generation-usually occur during rapid urbanisation processes, especially in mega-urban agglomerations. Finding solutions to sustainable urban development is a global research interest, and urban metabolism is an effective approach to analysing the socio-economic system and ecosystem. In this study, three cities in the Jing-Jin-Ji urban agglomeration in China-Beijing, Tianjin and Tangshan-were selected as study cases. Multiscale integrated analysis of the societal and ecosystem metabolism (MuSIASEM) method and complete decomposition model were applied to reveal the metabolic characteristics and evolutionary trajectories of the three cities from multiple levels and dimensions. Results showed that the metabolic patterns of Beijing, Tianjin and Tangshan were service-dominated, technology and capital aggregation-dominated and traditional industry-dominated, respectively. The evolution of economic efficiency, ecological pressure and social welfare in the three cities were different because of the stage of urban development where they were located. Tianjin and Tangshan showed positive correlations between economic growth and energy consumption, whereas Beijing demonstrated a more neutral correlation. In the future, issues-such as overpopulation, labour shortage and low efficiency of energy and labour-are likely to be the key factors that impede sustainable development in the three cities, respectively. Several policy implications were raised, including the combination of population dispersal and competitive industry relocation policies for Beijing, attracting young labour in the short term and transforming the economic growth patterns in the long term for Tianjin, and industrial upgrades and technical innovation for Tangshan.

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Section: Relationships Among Economic Growth Energy Consumption and supporting

confidence: 75%

Urban Metabolism of Three Cities in Jing-Jin-Ji Urban Agglomeration, China: Using the MuSIASEM Approach

Wang

2017

Sustainability

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“…The tertiary industry represented by transportation and tourism has gradually become an important support for China's modern economic growth. Yang and Feng [25], Jia [42] and Wang et al [117] indicate that during the process of improving the living standards of domestic residents, the consumption behaviors of China's urban residents have deeply affected national industrial structure. Furthermore, emission mitigation will be costly and difficult without fundamental shifts in the development paths.…”

Section: Industrial Structure and Production Processmentioning

confidence: 99%

Peak Carbon Emissions in China: Status, Key Factors and Countermeasures—A Literature Review

Dong

Hua

2018

Sustainability

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China is continually increasing its efforts to reduce carbon emissions due to dual pressure domestically and internationally. Specifically, China has committed to achieving peak carbon emissions no later than 2030. As an international goal, carbon emission peak in China has generated considerable research interest. However, most scholars only focus on a partial aspect of peak carbon emissions. Through a review of literature from numerous sources, this paper provides a more systematic analysis than previously available of how China can reach its peak carbon emissions as early as possible. This study first elaborates the status of peak carbon emissions in China from regional and sectoral perspectives and summarizes the various predictions. Then, five main driving factors of carbon emission peak in China are investigated, i.e., economic development, urbanization, energy-related issues, foreign direct investment and technology, and transportation. Corresponding to these five factors, some specific and practical recommendations are proposed. Furthermore, regional differences and spatial "spillovers" must be taken into account, thereby achieving a "win-win" solution with respect to the integration of emission mitigation and economic development, as well as reaching the desired target of peak carbon emissions.

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“…Population growth is also known to be one of the key indicators of urbanization in both Asian and African major cities [2], while LST is one of the key indicators of the impacts of rapid urbanization on the environment and the population, due to the urban heat island (UHI) effect [33]. On the other hand, the distribution of urbanization strongly and relatively affects the energy consumption of different cities [34].…”

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An Internet-Based GIS Platform Providing Data for Visualization and Spatial Analysis of Urbanization in Major Asian and African Cities

Gong

Simwanda

Murayama

2017

IJGI

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Rapid urbanization in developing countries has been observed to be relatively high in the last two decades, especially in the Asian and African regions. Although many researchers have made efforts to improve the understanding of the urbanization trends of various cities in Asia and Africa, the absence of platforms where local stakeholders can visualize and obtain processed urbanization data for their specific needs or analysis, still remains a gap. In this paper, we present an Internet-based GIS platform called MEGA-WEB. The Platform was developed in view of the urban planning and management challenges in developing countries of Asia and Africa due to the limited availability of data resources, effective tools, and proficiency in data analysis. MEGA-WEB provides online access, visualization, spatial analysis, and data sharing services following a mashup framework of the MEGA-WEB Geo Web Services (GWS), with the third-party map services using HTML5/JavaScript techniques. Through the integration of GIS, remote sensing, geo-modelling, and Internet GIS, several indicators for analyzing urbanization are provided in MEGA-WEB to give diverse perspectives on the urbanization of not only the physical land surface condition, but also the relationships of population, energy use, and the environment. The design, architecture, system functions, and uses of MEGA-WEB are discussed in the paper. The MEGA-WEB project is aimed at contributing to sustainable urban development in developing countries of Asia and Africa.

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Exploring the relationship between urbanization, energy consumption, and CO 2 emissions in different provinces of China

Cited by 323 publications

References 69 publications

Urban Metabolism of Three Cities in Jing-Jin-Ji Urban Agglomeration, China: Using the MuSIASEM Approach

Urban Metabolism of Three Cities in Jing-Jin-Ji Urban Agglomeration, China: Using the MuSIASEM Approach

Peak Carbon Emissions in China: Status, Key Factors and Countermeasures—A Literature Review

An Internet-Based GIS Platform Providing Data for Visualization and Spatial Analysis of Urbanization in Major Asian and African Cities

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