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Ecological Efficiency of Urban Industrial Land in Metropolitan Areas: Evidence from China

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  • Lei Li

    (College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China)

  • Chenzi Pan

    (College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China)

  • Shuai Ling

    (College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China)

  • Mingqi Li

    (College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China)

Abstract

Industrial land is an indispensable strategic resource in urban development that plays an indispensable role in ensuring the industrial space of urban construction and development. Measuring and analyzing the eco-efficiency of industrial land utilization (ECILU) can provide insights into how to maximize the input–output ratio of industrial land and ensure the sustainable development of land resources and economies. Based on the undesirable output slacks-based measure (SBM) model, choosing land, capital, and labor as input indicators, and the industrial added value and carbon emissions as desirable and undesirable output indicators, this study measured the ECILUs in 78 cities and 13 metropolitan areas in four Chinese major economic zones from 2007 to 2018, analyzed their spatial and temporal evolution characteristics and regional differences, and constructed a Tobit regression model to test the influence mechanism of each variable on the ECILUs in different regions. This has important theoretical and practical significance for the Chinese government in formulating relevant policies and realizing the green utilization of urban land in the future. Empirical results showed that the ECILUs in most cities were low and that the differences between regions were large. The ECILU in the Western Economic Zone was relatively high, followed by the Eastern, Central, and Northeastern Economic Zones. According to the ECILU value and urban synergy degree of each metropolitan area, this study divided the 13 metropolitan areas into four categories. The regression analysis results showed that the variables had different effects on the ECILUs of all cities and the four economic zones in China. It is suggested that all economic zones should reinforce the optimization of industrial structure, control industrial pollutant discharge, and solve the phenomenon of labor surplus. The Eastern Zone should maintain the growth of its economy while focusing on soil quality. The Central Zone should focus on the efficient use of infrastructure, and the Western, Northeastern, and Central Zones should balance the green coverage area and the industrial land area to ensure the efficient use of urban industrial land.

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  • Lei Li & Chenzi Pan & Shuai Ling & Mingqi Li, 2022. "Ecological Efficiency of Urban Industrial Land in Metropolitan Areas: Evidence from China," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-19, January.
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