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