The impact mechanism of spatial agglomeration of construction land resources on the synergistic reduction of pollutants and CO2
Spatial agglomeration is an important concept in geography.The study examines the effect of spatial agglomeration of construction land resources(SACL)on the synergistic reduction of pollutants and CO2(SRPC),which provides a geographical scheme for provincial governments in this aspect.In this paper,Kaya identity and ImPACT identity are first constructed based on the SACL,which is the theoretical analysis framework of this study.Then,the Gruebel-Lloyd index is used to measure the level of SRPC,and the Herfindahl index is used to identify the degree of SACL in provincial-level regions.The relationship between SACL and SRPC is tested using China's provincial panel data.The findings are as follows:(1)The scale of construction land has a negative effect on the SRPC,but the SACL helps to play a positive role.(2)SACL reduces pollutants emissions through technological innovation and reduces CO2 emissions through energy conservation.Additionally,technological innovation plays a certain masking effect in the process of SACL to promote CO2 emission reduction.(3)SACL has a U-shaped,inverted U-shaped,and U-shaped driving process on pollutant reduction,carbon reduction,and synergic emission reduction,respectively.But overall,the promotion effect is dominant,and only when SACL reaches a certain level can the positive synergistic effect be produced.(4)SACL has a regional heterogeneity effect on SRPC.In the eastern and central regions,SACL helps to reduce CO2 emissions but does not achieve the goal of reducing pollution,thus does not produce a positive effect on SRPC.In the western region,SACL is beneficial for reducing emissions of pollutants and CO2,resulting in a positive effect on SRPC.
construction landspatial allocationspatial agglomerationsynergistic reduction of pollutants and CO2Kaya identityIMPACT identity