The Effects of Environmental Regulation and Low-Carbon Logistics Capacity on the Level of New Urbanization in Six Central Provinces of China

Abstract

The urbanization of a region is affected by the implementation of various policies, and to explore the specifics of the environmental regulation at today’s new level of urbanization, the increased logistics capacity of a region and the consequent carbon emissions must be the focus of our attention. For the values considered by the study, the six central provinces of China have obvious location advantages and urban–rural differences, so a static panel regression effect model was constructed based on the inter-provincial panel data of the six central provinces of China from 2005–2019, and the entropy weight method was applied to quantify the low-carbon logistics capacity and new urbanization level in the region. The model explores the relationship between environmental regulation, regional low-carbon logistics capabilities, and the level of new urbanization. The results of the study show that the levels of new urbanization in all six provinces are increasing rapidly, year on year. Environmental regulation has a positive impact on regional low-carbon logistics capabilities and the level of new urbanization, and environmental regulation promotes the improvement of the level of new urbanization through a significant positive impact on regional low-carbon logistics capabilities, and there is an intermediary conduction effect. This paper provides valuable reference suggestions for low carbon development and new urbanization in six central provinces through empirical research.

Determinants of Low-Carbon Logistics Capability Based on Dynamic fsQCA: Evidence from China’s Provincial Panel Data

“…Li et al [29] constructed an evaluation system of regional logistic low-carbon competitiveness from three aspects, including low-carbon logistics competitive environment, service capability and development level and measured the degree of influence of each index on regional logistics low-carbon competitiveness by projection pursuit method. Similarly, Wang et al [4] used the entropy technique to assess regional low-carbon logistical development capacity in terms of infrastructure capacity, environmental protection capacity, business expansion capacity, and low-carbon ecological level. Zhou et al [7] created a sequential parametric index system with infrastructure support capacity, information system guarantee capacity, operation management and operation capacity, and low-carbon ecological development capacity as elements with the intention of analyzing the interaction status between regional low-carbon logistics capacity subsystems and the degree of coordination between them, who came to the conclusion that the coordination level of each subsystem index fluctuates significantly over time.…”

“…Building low-carbon logistics capacity, fostering high-quality development of the logistics industry, and protecting the environment have all steadily come under the spotlight in the context of the low-carbon constraint. As one of the important means to mitigate climate change mitigation, low-carbon logistics capacity refers to the integration of environmental sustainability into logistics activities to maintain competitiveness while reducing carbon emissions [4]. By reviewing the literature, several kinds of factors that influence low-carbon logistics capacity can be summarized as economic growth, urbanization, transportation capability, labor force, energy consumption, and governance [5][6][7][8][9].…”

“…By reviewing the literature, several kinds of factors that influence low-carbon logistics capacity can be summarized as economic growth, urbanization, transportation capability, labor force, energy consumption, and governance [5][6][7][8][9]. It is observed that the effects of factors on low-carbon logistics capacity are diverse and may be mutually interactive [4]. A convergence of economic development, energy structure, scientific and technical innovation, and other influencing elements has led to the creation of green logistics [10].…”