Transport energy consumption and environmental quality: Does urbanization matter?

Adams, Samuel; Boateng, Elliot; Acheampong, Alex O.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140617

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“…On one hand, both dimensions connect with each other with positive effects. From the social urbanization perspective, it provides sufficient resources and tools to accelerate environmental urbanization; social urbanization provides more environmental-friendly urban activities, which decreases per capita carbon emissions and accelerates sustainable environmental urbanization (Adams et al, 2020). For instance, more eco-friendly social activities such as social education contribute to better environment protection and sustainable environmental urbanization (Cao et al, 2020).…”

Section: Connect Social Urbanization and Environmental Urbanizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Coordinated Interactions of Sustainable Urbanization Dimensions: Case Study in Hunan, China

Geng

Zhang

2021

Sage Open

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Within the sustainable urbanization framework, two dimensions, namely, social urbanization and environmental urbanization, have complex coordinated interactions. To better understand the coordinated interaction status between the two dimensions of sustainable urbanization, an empirical study was carried out in the 14 cities of Hunan Province, China, from 2011 to 2019. This study establishes an integrated measurement framework, uses the coupling coordination degree model, information entropy weight analysis approach, and the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to an Ideal Solution method to analyze the development degrees and coordinated interaction degrees of the two dimensions. The results show that the quality and efficiency of leisure facilities and water use have the greatest impacts on the coordinated interactions between the two dimensions. Besides, the development degrees of social urbanization and environmental urbanization are not consistent. What is more, the spatial noncorrelation of the coordinated interaction status demonstrates that the “high-quality development” tactics aiming to promote balanced development of dimensions among cities in China is feasible. Furthermore, corresponding suggestions are proposed, providing references for governments’ planning and decision-making processes.

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Section: Connect Social Urbanization and Environmental Urbanizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Coordinated Interactions of Sustainable Urbanization Dimensions: Case Study in Hunan, China

Geng

Zhang

2021

Sage Open

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“…Unlike the abovementioned studies, other studies found no existent of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC). For example Adams et al (2020), for 19 Sub-Saharan African countries examined the influence of economic growth on environmental pollution. They found that the EKC is not valid.…”

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“…In accordance with previous studies (Acheampong et al 2020;Adams et al 2020;Opoku, Adams, and Aluko 2021) that tested the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis, we incorporated the square of gross domestic product per capita in the equation 3. Thus, the Eq.3 can be extended as follows: (5)…”

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How Does Institutional Quality Moderate the Influence of Financial Development on Environmental Pollution? Evidence From G20 Countries

Dossou

Ndomandji

2021

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Unlike previous studies that focused mainly on the relationship between financial development and CO2 emissions, the current study examined the moderating effect of institutional quality on the influence of financial development on environmental pollution in G20 countries over the period 2003-2015. The panel corrected standard errors (PCSE) is employed as an econometric technique. The findings are established as follows: First, the findings show that institutional quality appears to have a mixed (positive and negative) effect on environmental pollution. Second, the findings show that financial development has mixed (positive and negative) effect on environmental pollution. Third, the findings also show that the interaction between institutional quality and financial development has a negative and statistically significant on environmental pollution, meaning that institutional quality complements financial sector to reduce environmental pollution. Policy implications are discussed.

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“…Obviously, the high migration costs to the urban centers make them reluctant to return and therefore they are trapped in their new informal urban environment. The negative effect is more pronounced in many poor Sub‐Saharan Africa countries where the trend and effects of urbanization have not been optimal compared with those of the developed countries (Adams, Boateng, & Acheampong, 2019). Gollin, Jedwab, and Vollrath (2016) study 116 developing countries and show that a large number of primary products exporting countries urbanized without significant industrialization.…”

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Coping Strategies of the Urban Poor: A Case Study From Ghana

Ofori‐Boateng

Adams

Ohemeng

2020

Poverty & Public Policy

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The study examines the profile and livelihood strategies of the urban poor. Utilizing the primary data from three selected poverty prone areas in Accra, the study traces the migratory history of 216 poor urbanized youth and solicits how they cope with an urban livelihood. The findings show that respondents did not receive any formal social protection and informal support from family, and social clubs/associations were also minimal. Coping strategies adopted by these respondents included: petty trading (36.2 percent), street "kayayee" (kayaye is a local name given to head porters/truck pushers for a fee. It a common feature at the Central Business District of Accra; 25.5 percent), street hawking (12.8 percent), and truck pushing (10.6 percent). Some also get involved in illegal and immoral activities such as theft (in the case of males) and prostitution (in the case of the females). It is recommended that since most of them are school dropouts and above the age of availing themselves to the new free senior high school education being implemented by the government, both formal and informal skills (apprenticeship), and vocational training should be rigorously and diligently pursued to lift them out of poverty.

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Transport energy consumption and environmental quality: Does urbanization matter?

Cited by 145 publications

References 51 publications

Coordinated Interactions of Sustainable Urbanization Dimensions: Case Study in Hunan, China

Coordinated Interactions of Sustainable Urbanization Dimensions: Case Study in Hunan, China

How Does Institutional Quality Moderate the Influence of Financial Development on Environmental Pollution? Evidence From G20 Countries

Coping Strategies of the Urban Poor: A Case Study From Ghana

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