Green road transportation management and environmental sustainability: The impact of population density

Mitigating environmental pollution in China: Unlocking the potential for high-quality innovation

“…Higher PD increases transportation use (i.e., cars and planes) and raises household incomes, which stimulates energy consumption and EP. 125 The coefficient of RIS is also positive, indicating that secondary and tertiary industry development remains unbalanced in most areas of China, which has a considerable influence on regional EP. From 1978 to 2019, China’s production of major industrial products grew rapidly.…”

How Does Foreign Direct Investment Impact the Sustainable Development? Empirical Evidence from China’s Coastal Areas

“…Similarly, we logarithmized all control variables. The above variables are described as follows: (1) Referring to the analysis of Din et al [42], we choose population size as one of the control variables and measure it with the total population at the end of the year. Coastal areas have attracted a large number of people into the area by virtue of their unique policy advantages and geographical location, and along with the increase in population, the demand for fuel, energy, and transport grows, which in turn accelerates carbon dioxide emissions [43]; (2) referring to the analysis of Tian and Feng [31], the Internet indicator is added as one of the control variables and measured by the employment of urban units in information transmission, software, and information technology services.…”