Industrial land use efficiency under government intervention: Evidence from Hangzhou, China

Tu, Fan; Yu, Xiangyao; Ruan, Jianqing

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2014.01.017

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“…By providing land at a very low leasing price, local governments strive to attract industrial investment through land development, for more land conversion to urban uses means more investments and rapid economic growth (Lin, 2007). Consequently, local governments develop industrial parks and open zones, resulting in more land development (Deng et al, 2010;Tu, Yu, & Ruan, 2014). Yang and Wang (2008) find that the political evaluation of local leaders plays a significant role in driving local governments to join in the "development zone fever".…”

Section: Decentralization and Urban Land Expansionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban land expansion under economic transition in China: A multi-level modeling analysis

Huang

Wei

et al. 2015

Habitat International

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Section: Decentralization and Urban Land Expansionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban land expansion under economic transition in China: A multi-level modeling analysis

Huang

Wei

et al. 2015

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“…The definition of LUE is important for consummating urban planning and management. Controlling disorderly urban expansion is an important theme for urban planning and management in practice [5]. Therefore, increasing economic output in urban areas is a feasible means to realize this planning objective.…”

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Does Urban Industrial Agglomeration Lead to the Improvement of Land Use Efficiency in China? An Empirical Study from a Spatial Perspective

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Industrial agglomeration is an important economic phenomenon in urban areas and has significant effects on land use efficiency (LUE) due to external economies of scale. A bourgeoning body of literature has investigated the effects of industrial agglomeration. However, the relationship between industrial agglomeration and land use efficiency has rarely been discussed in China. To fill this gap, this study aims to explore the effects of industrial agglomeration on LUE and the characteristics of its spatial distribution. In this study, the spatial effects of industrial agglomeration of 12 detailed sectors on LUE are estimated through the geographical weighted regression model. Socioeconomic data of 289 prefecture-level cities in China are utilized for the analysis. Results show several important findings. First, spatial effects of industrial agglomerations on LUE are evident in three grand city clusters, i.e. the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region, the Yangtze River Delta, and the Pearl River Delta. Second, spatial patterns and distributions of industrial agglomeration effects on LUE vary across regions. Third, the significance of industrial agglomeration effects on LUE between 2-digit industrial sectors is different. The merits of this study lie in three aspects: First, a theoretical framework is explored to analyze the impacts of industrial agglomeration on LUE based on the expanded Cobb–Douglas production function; Second, the impacts of industrial sectors on LUE are estimated from a spatial perspective; Third, some policy implications for a more economically efficient urban spatial development are suggested.

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“…As city managers, local governments have an independent decision-making power in the allocation of land [32]. Land-use efficiency may be influenced by government intervention [33]. To attract capital and ease tax burdens, local governments may be land-centered, or even adopt below-cost land supply policies to attract enterprises [34].…”

Section: Economic Transition and Land-use Efficiencymentioning

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Spatial–Temporal Analysis of Urban Land-Use Efficiency: An Analytical Framework in Terms of Economic Transition and Spatiality

Liu

2019

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Rapid urban expansion may cause a decline in land-use efficiency and result in a series of social and ecological problems. Economic transition has significantly influenced urban land development, and provides a good perspective for analyzing changes in land-use efficiency. This paper primarily discusses the theoretical influence of economic transition on urban land-use efficiency. Using 126 cities in the Yangtze River Economic Zone as examples, we explore the spatial–temporal characteristics of changes in land-use efficiency, and estimate the relationship between land-use efficiency and economic transition with econometric models. The results show that the land-use efficiency of the Yangtze River Economic Zone has generally been improved over time, and presented significant clustering effects around urban agglomerations. Panel data analysis suggests that foreign direct investment in the globalization process and tax burdens, which were further aggravated by the reform of the responsibility and revenue assignment between local and central government, have had a significant negative effect on land-use efficiency. On the contrary, marketization, urbanization, and fiscal expenditure decentralization have exerted significant positive effects. We also found that agglomeration effects and location advantages did play a positive role in improving land-use efficiency, which accounted for the spatial inequality. This paper concludes with policy proposals to improve the intensification and economization level of urban land use.

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Industrial land use efficiency under government intervention: Evidence from Hangzhou, China

Cited by 125 publications

References 23 publications

Urban land expansion under economic transition in China: A multi-level modeling analysis

Urban land expansion under economic transition in China: A multi-level modeling analysis

Does Urban Industrial Agglomeration Lead to the Improvement of Land Use Efficiency in China? An Empirical Study from a Spatial Perspective

Spatial–Temporal Analysis of Urban Land-Use Efficiency: An Analytical Framework in Terms of Economic Transition and Spatiality

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