Green urbanization efficiency of 18 urban agglomerations in China: Evidence from spatial–temporal evolution

As a highly developed spatial form of integrated cities, urban agglomeration has become an important fulcrum for promoting economic development and regional growth. Green urban efficiency is the key to achieving green growth in a country. This study propose a slack-based model with undesirable outpu...

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Main Authors: Xiaofei Lv, Lu Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2022.1121333/full
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description As a highly developed spatial form of integrated cities, urban agglomeration has become an important fulcrum for promoting economic development and regional growth. Green urban efficiency is the key to achieving green growth in a country. This study propose a slack-based model with undesirable output to evaluate the green urbanization of 18 urban agglomerations in China. Analysis was performed using the integrated barycenter coordinate method, standard deviation ellipses, and the geographic detector model to determine the spatial–temporal characteristics of green urbanization efficiency and the factors that influence urban agglomerations. We found that the green urbanization efficiency of urban agglomerations in China, when plotted, revealed a curve with the shape of “∧,” which increased at first and then decreased. The spatial differentiation characteristics were not obvious as the gap was narrowing. The center of green urbanization efficiency in China’s urban agglomerations has always been located in the Central Plains, with a small overall span and a relatively fixed position. The barycenter coordinates showed a trend of shifting from east to north, but the transfer speed and rhythm were relatively slow. The explanatory power of the various factors influencing the spatial differentiation of green urbanization efficiency of urban agglomerations differed markedly. The magnitude of importance was in the order of: urban population scale > investment growth > technology level > economic development > industrial structure.
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spelling doaj.art-82a02f8f2a104e3cabd4cc97f6c3b1982023-01-19T07:35:58ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Earth Science2296-64632023-01-011010.3389/feart.2022.11213331121333Green urbanization efficiency of 18 urban agglomerations in China: Evidence from spatial–temporal evolutionXiaofei LvLu WangAs a highly developed spatial form of integrated cities, urban agglomeration has become an important fulcrum for promoting economic development and regional growth. Green urban efficiency is the key to achieving green growth in a country. This study propose a slack-based model with undesirable output to evaluate the green urbanization of 18 urban agglomerations in China. Analysis was performed using the integrated barycenter coordinate method, standard deviation ellipses, and the geographic detector model to determine the spatial–temporal characteristics of green urbanization efficiency and the factors that influence urban agglomerations. We found that the green urbanization efficiency of urban agglomerations in China, when plotted, revealed a curve with the shape of “∧,” which increased at first and then decreased. The spatial differentiation characteristics were not obvious as the gap was narrowing. The center of green urbanization efficiency in China’s urban agglomerations has always been located in the Central Plains, with a small overall span and a relatively fixed position. The barycenter coordinates showed a trend of shifting from east to north, but the transfer speed and rhythm were relatively slow. The explanatory power of the various factors influencing the spatial differentiation of green urbanization efficiency of urban agglomerations differed markedly. The magnitude of importance was in the order of: urban population scale > investment growth > technology level > economic development > industrial structure.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2022.1121333/fullgreen urbanization efficiencygreen developmentspatial–temporal evolutioninfluencing factorurban agglomeration
spellingShingle Xiaofei Lv
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Green urbanization efficiency of 18 urban agglomerations in China: Evidence from spatial–temporal evolution
Frontiers in Earth Science
green urbanization efficiency
green development
spatial–temporal evolution
influencing factor
urban agglomeration
title Green urbanization efficiency of 18 urban agglomerations in China: Evidence from spatial–temporal evolution
title_full Green urbanization efficiency of 18 urban agglomerations in China: Evidence from spatial–temporal evolution
title_fullStr Green urbanization efficiency of 18 urban agglomerations in China: Evidence from spatial–temporal evolution
title_full_unstemmed Green urbanization efficiency of 18 urban agglomerations in China: Evidence from spatial–temporal evolution
title_short Green urbanization efficiency of 18 urban agglomerations in China: Evidence from spatial–temporal evolution
title_sort green urbanization efficiency of 18 urban agglomerations in china evidence from spatial temporal evolution
topic green urbanization efficiency
green development
spatial–temporal evolution
influencing factor
urban agglomeration
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2022.1121333/full
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