Quantifying the relationship between urban forms and carbon emissions using panel data analysis

Ou, Jinpei; Li, Xiaoping; Xia, Li; Chen, Yi-Min

doi:10.1007/s10980-013-9943-4

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“…Additionally, previous studies have indicated that a compact urban form can effectively reduce energy consumption. Compact and polycentric development patterns help reduce energy consumption [10]. The form of an urban landscape has an impact on the travel behavior and energy consumption of individuals while traveling [11].…”

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Investigation of the Impacts of Urban Land Use Patterns on Energy Consumption in China: A Case Study of 20 Provincial Capital Cities

Zhao

Thinh

2017

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Urban land use patterns are increasingly recognized as significant contributors to energy consumption. However, few studies have quantified the impacts of urban land use patterns on energy consumption. In this study, we analyzed the impacts of urban land use patterns on energy consumption for 20 provincial capital cities in China from 2000 to 2010. Landsat data and spatial metrics were first used to quantify the urban land use patterns, and then city-level energy consumption was estimated based on nighttime light (NTL) data and statistical provincial energy consumption data. Finally, a panel data analysis was applied to investigate the impacts of urban land use patterns on energy consumption. Our results showed that NTL data were effective for estimating energy consumption at the city level and indicated that accelerated energy consumption was caused by increases in the irregularity of urban land forms and the expansion of urban land. Moreover, significant regional differences in the impacts of urban land use patterns on energy consumptions were identified. Our results provide insights into the relationship between urban growth and energy consumption and may support effective planning towards sustainable development.

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Investigation of the Impacts of Urban Land Use Patterns on Energy Consumption in China: A Case Study of 20 Provincial Capital Cities

Zhao

Thinh

2017

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“…In the context of this complex issue, decision makers and urban planners concerned with sustainable development are required to pay great attention to the formulation of measures that can effectively reduce CO 2 emissions and mitigate climate change. In addition to traditional emission reduction measures that rely on technology and policy solutions, it is recognised that urban form (that is, the spatial patterns and structural features of urban land use) is implicated in urban CO 2 emission levels [9,10]. Despite this recognition, only a limited number of studies have empirically evaluated the direct impacts of different urban form patterns on CO 2 emissions.…”

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“…Urban form can be defined as the spatial organisation and arrangement of human activities -it affects how cities grow and expand and how efficiently they are able to configure resources, land use, transport and infrastructure [10,12,16]. Previous studies have addressed a number of influencing factors which begin to explain the relation between urban form and CO 2 emissions [12,[17][18][19][20][21][22], particularly in terms of the effects of urban form on urban infrastructure [23], urban transportation [24], urban heat inland effects [25], carbon taxes [26], the energy efficiency of buildings [11] and residential energy demand [27], in addition to local climatic conditions.…”

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Changing urban forms and carbon dioxide emissions in China: A case study of 30 provincial capital cities

2015

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h i g h l i g h t sThe relationship between urban form and CO 2 emissions is investigated. A panel data model is used, taking the period 1990-2010. The growth of urban areas correlates positively with CO 2 emissions. Increases in urban continuity has an inhibitory effect on CO 2 emissions. Increased urban shape complexity exhibits a positive influence in relation to CO 2 emissions. a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c tUrban form is increasingly being recognised by scientists for the potential role it might play in the coordination of sustainable urban development and the reduction of CO 2 emissions. However, despite increasing interest in the morphology of cities in climate change science, few quantitative estimates have been made of the effects of urban form on CO 2 emissions. The goal of this study is to quantify this relation, using panel data for China's 30 provincial capital cities from 1990 to 2010. In order to meet this aim, we first selected a series of urban form indicators, which we quantified by applying spatial metrics to remotely sensed data. We then estimated CO 2 emission levels using a unified standard method recommended by the IPCC Guidelines, and subsequently performed a panel data analysis. The results of the study demonstrated a positive correlation between the growth of urban areas and CO 2 emission levels. Further, it was also found that increased ''urban continuity" led to reductions in CO 2 emissions and that, conversely, increased ''urban shape complexity" exerted a positive influence in relation to CO 2 emissions. The findings of this study indicate that measures to make existing cities in China more compact may in fact help to reduce levels of CO 2 emissions, just as increasing fragmentation or increased irregularity with respect to urban form may contribute to increased CO 2 emissions. If serious about achieving meaningful reductions in CO 2 emissions, decision makers and planners should take urban form into consideration when developing low-carbon cities in China.

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“…If the variables are determined to be stationary, we should test the cointegration relationship to examine whether there is a long-run relationship among them. In order to weaken heteroscedasticity effect, we conducted all the series tests after the logarithm fetch on the variables [59].…”

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“…We applied an ADF-Fisher test [59,62] to unit root test. From Table 2, we concluded that all of the variables were not stationary at levels but were stationary at the first difference.…”

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An Integrated Approach to Explore the Relationship Among Economic, Construction Land Use, and Ecology Subsystems in Zhejiang Province, China

Xia

Yan

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Zhejiang Province, China is experiencing rapid urbanization, facing the challenge of coupling socioeconomic development and ecological conservation. This paper establishes a comprehensive index system to assess coordinating development of economic, construction land use (CLU), and ecology subsystems. A Granger test and a coupling coordination model were applied to explore the causal relationship and the coordinated development state among the three subsystems from 2000 to 2012. The results showed that: (1) changes in the integrated value of the economic subsystem were the Granger cause of changes in the ecology and CLU subsystems, and the changes in the integrated values of ecology and CLU was each other's Granger cause; (2) the coupling coordination relationship of the integrated value for economic-CLU-ecology was constrained by the relationship between the economic and the CLU subsystems from 2000 to 2004, and that between the ecology and the economic subsystems was the impediment of the sustainable development of economic-CLU-ecology from 2004 to 2012. This research helps to identify approach to sustainable development through analyzing synergistic effects, interdependencies, and trade-offs among the integrated economic-CLU-ecology values, and to make significant contribution to urban planning policies in rapid urbanization region.

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Quantifying the relationship between urban forms and carbon emissions using panel data analysis

Cited by 227 publications

References 42 publications

Investigation of the Impacts of Urban Land Use Patterns on Energy Consumption in China: A Case Study of 20 Provincial Capital Cities

Investigation of the Impacts of Urban Land Use Patterns on Energy Consumption in China: A Case Study of 20 Provincial Capital Cities

Changing urban forms and carbon dioxide emissions in China: A case study of 30 provincial capital cities

An Integrated Approach to Explore the Relationship Among Economic, Construction Land Use, and Ecology Subsystems in Zhejiang Province, China

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