Spatial heterogeneity of economic development and industrial pollution in urban China

Canfei He; Zhiji Huang; Xinyue Ye

doi:10.1007/s00477-013-0736-8

Spatial heterogeneity of economic development and industrial pollution in urban China

Canfei He, Zhiji Huang, Xinyue Ye

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Abstract

The relationship between economic development and environmental pollution has been widely studied in the context of the environmental Kuznets curve. This study applies the three-dimension framework of density, division, and distance proposed by the World Bank to identify the spatial heterogeneity of development and pollution in urban China. An inverted U relationship is detected between density and industrial SO₂ emission, while a cubic relationship is found between density and industrial SO₂/soot emission intensity. The statistical significance of division indicates that the pollution haven hypothesis holds in the western region and cities in the periphery. The environmental implication of distance is that the industrial pollution is largely concentrated in the national and regional cores.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	767-781
Number of pages	15
Journal	Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment
Volume	28
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-013-0736-8
State	Published - May 2014
Externally published	Yes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Water Science and Technology
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
General Environmental Science
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Chemistry

Keywords

Density
Distance
Division
Industrial pollution
Urban China

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Spatial heterogeneity of economic development and industrial pollution in urban China

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