How Does New Energy Demonstration City Policy Promote Urban Land Use Efficiency in China? The Mediating Effect of Industrial Structure
As an effective measure to solve the dilemma of urban energy consumption and economic development, the new energy demonstration city (<i>NEDC</i>) policy in China could greatly promote the development of the new energy industry and urban economy. This study aims to explore how the <i&...
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| description | As an effective measure to solve the dilemma of urban energy consumption and economic development, the new energy demonstration city (<i>NEDC</i>) policy in China could greatly promote the development of the new energy industry and urban economy. This study aims to explore how the <i>NEDC</i> policy effectively promotes the growth of urban land use efficiency (<i>ULUE</i>), an essential indicator of economic development, through the urban industrial structure. Based on the panel data of 285 Chinese cities during 2003–2019, this study took the <i>NEDC</i> policy as a quasi-natural experiment and employed the PSM-DID method and the mediating effect model to objectively evaluate its policy effects. We found that the <i>NEDC</i> policy could significantly promote the growth of the <i>ULUE</i>. Specifically, the <i>ULUE</i> has been significantly improved by 17.0%. The <i>NEDC</i> policy could also promote the <i>ULUE</i> indirectly through the mediating effect of industrial structure advancement (<i>ISA</i>), but the mediating effect of industrial structure rationalization (<i>ISR</i>) was not significant. Furthermore, the promotional effect of the <i>NEDC</i> policy on the <i>ULUE</i> has regional heterogeneity. Compared with eastern cities and high-innovation cities, central and western cities and medium-innovation and low-innovation cities can obtain much higher promotion effects. This study may provide some policy inspiration for policymakers to support low-corban and sustainable economic development and urban land use. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2b668608b5594cb8a4c410393efbc1da2023-11-18T02:08:01ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2023-05-01125110010.3390/land12051100How Does New Energy Demonstration City Policy Promote Urban Land Use Efficiency in China? The Mediating Effect of Industrial StructureMengcheng Wang0Nana Lin1Youming Dong2Yifeng Tang3School of Geographic and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, ChinaSchool of Geographic and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, ChinaSchool of Geographic and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, ChinaCollege of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, ChinaAs an effective measure to solve the dilemma of urban energy consumption and economic development, the new energy demonstration city (<i>NEDC</i>) policy in China could greatly promote the development of the new energy industry and urban economy. This study aims to explore how the <i>NEDC</i> policy effectively promotes the growth of urban land use efficiency (<i>ULUE</i>), an essential indicator of economic development, through the urban industrial structure. Based on the panel data of 285 Chinese cities during 2003–2019, this study took the <i>NEDC</i> policy as a quasi-natural experiment and employed the PSM-DID method and the mediating effect model to objectively evaluate its policy effects. We found that the <i>NEDC</i> policy could significantly promote the growth of the <i>ULUE</i>. Specifically, the <i>ULUE</i> has been significantly improved by 17.0%. The <i>NEDC</i> policy could also promote the <i>ULUE</i> indirectly through the mediating effect of industrial structure advancement (<i>ISA</i>), but the mediating effect of industrial structure rationalization (<i>ISR</i>) was not significant. Furthermore, the promotional effect of the <i>NEDC</i> policy on the <i>ULUE</i> has regional heterogeneity. Compared with eastern cities and high-innovation cities, central and western cities and medium-innovation and low-innovation cities can obtain much higher promotion effects. This study may provide some policy inspiration for policymakers to support low-corban and sustainable economic development and urban land use.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/5/1100new energy demonstration city (<i>NEDC</i>)urban land use efficiency (<i>ULUE</i>)industrial structure advancementindustrial structure rationalizationPSM-DIDmediating effect model |
| spellingShingle | Mengcheng Wang Nana Lin Youming Dong Yifeng Tang How Does New Energy Demonstration City Policy Promote Urban Land Use Efficiency in China? The Mediating Effect of Industrial Structure Land new energy demonstration city (<i>NEDC</i>) urban land use efficiency (<i>ULUE</i>) industrial structure advancement industrial structure rationalization PSM-DID mediating effect model |
| title | How Does New Energy Demonstration City Policy Promote Urban Land Use Efficiency in China? The Mediating Effect of Industrial Structure |
| title_full | How Does New Energy Demonstration City Policy Promote Urban Land Use Efficiency in China? The Mediating Effect of Industrial Structure |
| title_fullStr | How Does New Energy Demonstration City Policy Promote Urban Land Use Efficiency in China? The Mediating Effect of Industrial Structure |
| title_full_unstemmed | How Does New Energy Demonstration City Policy Promote Urban Land Use Efficiency in China? The Mediating Effect of Industrial Structure |
| title_short | How Does New Energy Demonstration City Policy Promote Urban Land Use Efficiency in China? The Mediating Effect of Industrial Structure |
| title_sort | how does new energy demonstration city policy promote urban land use efficiency in china the mediating effect of industrial structure |
| topic | new energy demonstration city (<i>NEDC</i>) urban land use efficiency (<i>ULUE</i>) industrial structure advancement industrial structure rationalization PSM-DID mediating effect model |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/5/1100 |
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