The spatial distribution of green buildings in China: Regional imbalance, economic fundamentals, and policy incentives

Zou, Yonghua; Zhao, Wanxia; Zhong, Ruijun

doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.08.022

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“…For example, Song et al [20] analyzed the situation and experience of the photovoltaic industry and proposed a series of incentive strategies to help enhance development of the industry. Zou et al [21] analyzed the development of China's green building and found that local economic fundamentals and subsidy-based incentive policies can explain the presence of green buildings. Scholars have considered the influence of incentive policies in the process of policy making from various factors.…”

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“…After statistical analysis using Cronbach's alpha, this step divides the incentive policies into seven aspects (shown in Table 2), including tax, finance, land, administration, construction, and research-development-training (RDT), and the number of key elements and nodes are counted. Finance 17Refers to financial institutions providing credit, financing, etc., to enterprises or consumers Consumer provident fund loan line (80), opening a green channel (36), consumer differentiated credit support (35), certain credit support for base/project/enterprise (32), bond financing (31) 5Administration 7Refers to administrative support provided by government for enterprises, such as examination and approval procedures, qualification management, and credit bonuses Signs included in admission system (12), priority given to pre-evaluation support (95), optimized approval procedures (56), qualification support given (32), credit bonus given 166 Construction link (21) Refers to government's support for logistics, bidding, etc., in bidding, construction, operation and other aspects Logistics and transportation support for ultra-large and ultra-wide construction (83), encouragement of general contracting mode (44), inviting public bidding (32), application for pre-sale permit for commercial housing in advance with construction site reaching ±0.000 and capital more than 25% of total investment (24), priority can be given to pre-sale permit for commercial housing to achieve design image progress (17) In the policy formulation process, policy makers often refer to and draw on relevant policy plans and policy concepts from other countries, regions, or departments. Therefore, this study makes the following assumption: the government departments that formulated the IMC incentive policies referred to previous relevant IMC incentives.…”

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Complex Network Analysis of Transmission Mechanism for Sustainable Incentive Policies

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Existing research mainly focuses on the external impact of incentive policies of industrialized/manufactured construction (IMC). However, it is still unclear how the transmission mechanism among cities and regions of IMC incentive policies works in the process of formulation. To fill the knowledge gap, this study establishes a relationship matrix to propose the transmission-weighted complex network (TWCN). Degree distribution and clustering coefficient are used to calculate the transmission path and the transmission intensity of TWCN. The validation is based on data collected from 415 policy documents (2010–2018) and 2923 items from 181 nodes of the TWCN for IMC policies. The findings show that transmission path of IMC incentive policies is from the eastern coast of China to the central, western and northern regions. Fiscal and taxation incentives have the greatest intensity of spatial agglomeration in the transmission process. The results of the TWCN are consistent and conform to the scientific and rational expectations of research. Overall, the research outcomes are applicable to studies on sustainability policies in different fields, including sustainable construction, renewable energy, etc. Policy makers can implement the TWCN to recognize the performance and functions of different incentives and propose effective strategies to achieve sustainability.

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Complex Network Analysis of Transmission Mechanism for Sustainable Incentive Policies

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“…However, the current research results on the distribution and evolution characteristics of green buildings in China are very limited. Some studies used non-spatial time-series statistical methods that lacked a spatial perspective [23], and the data used were section data or panel data with a small time span [24]. Those studies are difficult to use for revealing the spatial-temporal pattern and evolution of green buildings in China, and the quantitative research using geographic information technology and spatial statistical methods is insufficient.…”

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Spatial-Temporal Evolution and Driving Factors of Green Building Development in China

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With the development of the world economy and the rapid increase in population, the carbon dioxide produced by large energy consumption has made environmental issues increasingly prominent, which has brought severe challenges to the survival and development of human society. The construction industry, as a major energy consumer and emitter, must change. Green buildings are an important way to promote the concept of sustainable development in the construction industry. In order to deepen the understanding of the spatial-temporal distribution and evolution characteristics of China’s green building development, this study collected statistical data of China’s green building label projects from 2008 to 2018, and studied the development status of China’s green buildings in three aspects: equilibrium, spatial distribution characteristics and spatial correlation. In addition, the driving factors of green buildings development were analyzed by using geological detectors. The results show that: (1) China’s green building development level has a high spatial imbalance and obvious agglomeration situation, but there is a large diffusion effect; (2) the spatial distribution characteristics, such as the distribution center, distribution range, distribution direction, and distribution shape of green buildings are constantly changing, and the changes have regularity; (3) in the early stage of green building development, there was a significant positive correlation, but most provinces were in low–low clusters; (4) economic level, technical level, and education level are the main factors influencing the development of green buildings.

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“…In the United States, the GB policies include mandate and incentive-based policies, which both play vital roles in GB implementation [35][36][37]. The government adopts zoning regulations and building benchmarks to guarantee the realization of GBs objectives.…”

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“…In China, relative to the constant introduction of various laws, regulations, standards, and norms, the implementation of incentive policies lags. The concentration of GBs is not spread evenly across the different provinces because of the geographic variables, economy-related variables, and public policies associated with GBs [36]. China has imposed extensive mandatory policies on the promotion of GBs technologies recently, but some of them have not yet reached mature levels, such as prefabricated buildings, which are now heavily promoted to save materials.…”

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A Survey of the Status and Challenges of Green Building Development in Various Countries

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Since the energy crisis in the 1960s, crucial research and activities were spurred to improve energy efficiency and decrease environmental pollution. To deal with the various problems the construction industry are facing, the concept of green buildings (GBs) has been gradually shaped and put forward all over the world, and green building rating systems (GBRSs) have been developed. The concept of GBs covers a wide range of elements, and its definition is constantly updated as the construction industry develops. This paper compares the development of backgrounds and statuses of green building development in various countries. It also presents an overview of the green building development situation within these countries, summarizing two influences for GB development: one external and the other internal. External factors include GB development policy support, economic benefits, and certification schemes. Internal factors are the development and application of GB technology, the level of building management, and how users interact with the GB technology. Currently, 49 worldwide green building standards and application have been sorted out, including 18 standard expert appraisal systems. Moreover, it discusses the research results and lessons learned from green building projects in different countries and summarizes their achievements and challenges. To correctly understand and use green building technology, it is essential to improve the policy and incentive system, improve the professional quality and technical ability of employees and accredited consultants, constantly develop and update the evaluation system, strengthen technological innovation, and integrate design and management. This paper aims to draw a clear roadmap for national standard development, policy formulation, and construction design companies, provide solutions to remove the obstacles, and suggest research direction for future studies.

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The spatial distribution of green buildings in China: Regional imbalance, economic fundamentals, and policy incentives

Cited by 84 publications

References 26 publications

Complex Network Analysis of Transmission Mechanism for Sustainable Incentive Policies

Complex Network Analysis of Transmission Mechanism for Sustainable Incentive Policies

Spatial-Temporal Evolution and Driving Factors of Green Building Development in China

A Survey of the Status and Challenges of Green Building Development in Various Countries

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