Intersecting sustainability and governance: The impact of industrial land price distortion on carbon emission efficiency in China

IF 5.4 2区地球科学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY Applied Geography Pub Date : 2025-01-13 DOI:10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103510

Zhiji Huang , Han Li , Mingyue Song , Lin Ma

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This study contributes to the literature on the relationship between sustainability and governance by examining how growth-oriented industrial development strategies impact carbon emission efficiency (CEE) in China. Using the super-efficiency SBM-DEA model, we estimate CEE for 261 prefecture-level cities from 2010 to 2022 and analyze its relationship with distortions in industrial land prices. Our findings reveal that increased distortions in industrial land prices, manipulated by local governments, hinder progress in CEE. This effect is particularly pronounced in large cities, those with abundant land and resource endowments, or cities with higher levels of economic development. The negative association operates through mechanisms such as industrial agglomeration and low-end lock-in effects. Distorted industrial land prices promote agglomeration and trap regions in low-end manufacturing, exacerbating their adverse impact on CEE. This paper underscores the critical role of institutions and market mechanisms in shaping carbon efficiency, deepening our understanding of how urban governance and institutional frameworks influence sustainability outcomes. It also offers theoretical guidance for local government actions to enhance CEE.

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可持续性与治理的交叉：中国工业用地价格扭曲对碳排放效率的影响

本研究通过考察以增长为导向的工业发展战略对中国碳排放效率的影响，为可持续发展与治理之间关系的研究提供了文献依据。本文利用超效率SBM-DEA模型，对2010 - 2022年261个地级市的经济、环境污染进行了估算，并分析了其与工业用地价格扭曲的关系。我们的研究结果表明，受地方政府操纵的工业用地价格扭曲加剧，阻碍了中东欧国家的发展。这种影响在大城市、土地资源禀赋丰富的城市和经济发展水平较高的城市尤为明显。这种负关联通过产业集聚和低端锁定效应等机制发挥作用。扭曲的工业用地价格促进了低端制造业的集聚和陷阱，加剧了其对中东欧的不利影响。本文强调了制度和市场机制在塑造碳效率方面的关键作用，加深了我们对城市治理和制度框架如何影响可持续性结果的理解。为地方政府加强区域经济一体化建设提供理论指导。

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Applied Geography GEOGRAPHY-

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期刊介绍： Applied Geography is a journal devoted to the publication of research which utilizes geographic approaches (human, physical, nature-society and GIScience) to resolve human problems that have a spatial dimension. These problems may be related to the assessment, management and allocation of the world physical and/or human resources. The underlying rationale of the journal is that only through a clear understanding of the relevant societal, physical, and coupled natural-humans systems can we resolve such problems. Papers are invited on any theme involving the application of geographical theory and methodology in the resolution of human problems.