A spatial econometric empirical research on the impact of industrial agglomeration on haze pollution in China
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A spatial econometric empirical research on the impact of industrial agglomeration on haze pollution in China Hong Zhao 1 & Xiaoxi Cao 2 & Tao Ma 2 Received: 2 June 2020 / Accepted: 20 July 2020 # The Author(s) 2020
Abstract Based on statistical data on 30 provincial administrative regions in China from 2000 to 2016, this paper conducts an empirical study of the impact of industrial agglomeration on haze pollution using the spatial Dubin model (SDM), spatial lag model (SLM), and spatial error model (SEM). The findings are as follows: (1) Industrial agglomeration can effectively reduce the degree of haze pollution. (2) Haze pollution has an inverted U-shaped relationship with economic development and population agglomeration. (3) The secondary industry has a positive correlation with haze pollution, while the tertiary industry can reduce haze pollution but not in an obvious manner. (4) The level of innovation and urbanization can help to reduce haze pollution, and the level of economic opening up and carbon dioxide emissions can exacerbate haze pollution. (5) Due to the insufficient commercialization of scientific and technological achievements, investment in science and technology is not obviously effective in preventing and controlling haze pollution. The relationship between environmental regulation and haze pollution is still unclear due to regional differences and the varied effectiveness of law enforcement. The study suggests that the government should guide industrial agglomeration in a reasonable manner, improve joint prevention and control across regions, and strengthen environmental regulation to prevent and control haze pollution. Keywords Industrial agglomeration . Haze pollution . Spatial spillover . Spatial econometrics
Introduction Since the initiation of the reform and opening up in 1978, China has been developing at a high speed, and in 2010, it became the world’s second largest economy. However, in the process of economic development, China has attached too much importance to economic benefits and ignored negative impacts on the environment. On the one hand, the extensive development model of traditional industries, which is unbalanced and inadequate, has consumed a large amount of fossil energy and the emissions from this model have accelerated air pollution. On the other hand, the unsound energy structure and energy waste may lead to environmental pollution. Haze is Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-020-00884-w) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. * Tao Ma [email protected] 1
Tianjin University of Finance and Economics , Tianjin, China
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School of Economics and Management, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
mobile, showing a strong spatial spillover effect. Clarifying the main factors that influence haze transmission across regions holds great significance for controlling haze in a collaborative manner and for promoting coordinated economic and environmental development. From the
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