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Urban form, shrinking cities, and residential carbon emissions: Evidence from Chinese city-regions

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: This paper analyzes the relationship between urban form, shrinking cities, and residential carbon emissions, based on information collected for prefectural-level and above Chinese cities for the years of 2005, 2010, and 2015. After controlling for a number of urban form and socioeconomic variables (e.g., size, compactness, and polycentricity), this paper pays attention to residential carbon emissions in ‘shrinking cities’, which have experienced population loss and are a recent urban phenomenon in China. Everything else being equal, shrinking cities tend to be associated with less energy efficient than their growing counterparts, suggesting that these cities may not only be ‘battling’ with shrinking populations and economies but also need to consider the environmental issues.

Source: Applied Energy

DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.114409

Authors: Xingjian Liu, Mingshu Wang, Wei Qiang, Kang Wu, Xiaomi Wang

Institutions: University of Hong Kong, International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, University of Twente, Capital University of Economics and Business, Hunan Normal University

Language: English

Topic: Energy, Environment, Economic Growth

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Climate action

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,650