Land-use carbon emissions and built environment characteristics : A city-level quantitative analysis in emerging economies
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Original language | English |
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Article number | 107019 |
Journal / Publication | Land Use Policy |
Volume | 137 |
Online published | 9 Dec 2023 |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2024 |
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Abstract
Rapid urbanization and subsequent urban land expansions have led to land use changes, emerging as a prominent source of anthropogenic carbon emissions in the developing world. While numerous studies have quantified land-use carbon emissions (LUCE), there is still a lack of rigorous statistical analyses examining the driving factors of LUCE, particularly in the post-2015 era, when stringent environmental pollution regulations and carbon emission reduction policies have been implemented worldwide. This study aims to assess city-level LUCE in emerging economies and to further investigate the drivers of inter-city variations in LUCE through an extended STIRPAT model, taking Guangdong Province in China as an example. The results indicate a substantial increase in LUCE from 2000 to 2020, reflecting a surge in energy consumption associated with land-use transitions from natural land to construction land. The growing disparity between direct and indirect carbon emissions underscores the increasing significance of construction land planning and management in achieving emission reduction goals. Furthermore, our findings from the extended STIRPAT model shed light on carbon neutrality pathways by revealing the potential for LUCE reduction through adopting sustainable built environment planning. © 2023 Elsevier Ltd
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- Built environment, Emerging economy, Land use carbon emissions, Ridge regression, STIRPAT model
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Land-use carbon emissions and built environment characteristics: A city-level quantitative analysis in emerging economies. / Ou, Yifu; Bao, Zhikang; Ng, S. Thomas et al.
In: Land Use Policy, Vol. 137, 107019, 02.2024.
In: Land Use Policy, Vol. 137, 107019, 02.2024.
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review