Study on Spatial and Temporal Evolution and Regional Disparities of Low-carbon Logistics Development Level in the Yangtze River Economic Belt
Low-carbon logistics is a necessary means to achieve dual-carbon goals,and studying the evolution trends and regional disparities of the development level of low-carbon logistics will help to achieve the high-quality development of the logistics industry.This article takes 11 provinces and cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt as the research object,and constructs a comprehensive evaluation index system for the development level of low-carbon logistics from five dimensions of infrastructure,development potential,output scale,low-carbon level and digitalization level.The research found that:①From 2011 to 2021,the development level of low-carbon logistics in the Yangtze River Economic Belt showed an overall upward trend,but the spatial disparities were significant,showing the characteristics of"downstream>midstream ≈ upstream";②The development level of low-carbon logistics has positive spatial autocorrelation,mainly presenting"high-high"agglomeration and"low-low"agglomeration,and the agglomeration characteristics tend to be stable;③The overall gap in the development level of low-carbon logistics in the Yangtze River Economic Belt,as well as the gaps within and between regions,is on a downward trend,and inter-regional disparities are the main reason for the overall gap.
Yangtze River Economic Beltlow-carbon logisticsspatial autocorrelation