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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111354
	Impact of urbanization on energy demand: An empirical study of the Yangtze River Economic Belt in China
	Yu Y.; Zhang N.; Kim J.D.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0301-4215
卷号	139
英文摘要	This paper provides an empirical assessment of the effects of China's urbanization on its energy demand for 2003–2014 using a dataset of 108 cities located in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Both demographic urbanization (DU) and land urbanization (LU) are considered in the empirical analysis. The results show that urbanization exerts significant and positive impacts on energy demand during the study period. Our empirical suggest that one unit rises in DU and LU rises the energy demand by 48.85% (91.62%) and 65.54% (68.09%), respectively, without (with) considering control variables. The energy demand effects of urbanization still hold when considering spatial and heterogeneity factors. These results are robust to alternative measures of urbanization and empirical model specifications. Our results indicate that policymakers should improve the quality of urbanization to promote the growth of high-tech and high-quality industries, avoiding excessive energy consumption with extensive urbanization. Large cities should not be allowed to grow unchecked. More attention should be paid to promote the development of medium-sized cities and implement a balanced population distribution among different cities. The energy demand structure (industrial and residential; primary and secondary; renewable and nonrenewable) should be optimized by introducing cleaner/low-carbon technology and its transformation. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Energy demand; Heterogeneity factors; Nighttime light; Spatial analysis; Urbanization
语种	英语
来源期刊	Energy policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/124767
作者单位	Department of Economics, Jinan University, China; Sustainability Management Department, Inha University, South Korea
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yu Y.,Zhang N.,Kim J.D.. Impact of urbanization on energy demand: An empirical study of the Yangtze River Economic Belt in China[J],2020,139.
APA	Yu Y.,Zhang N.,&Kim J.D..(2020).Impact of urbanization on energy demand: An empirical study of the Yangtze River Economic Belt in China.Energy policy,139.
MLA	Yu Y.,et al."Impact of urbanization on energy demand: An empirical study of the Yangtze River Economic Belt in China".Energy policy 139(2020).