IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jsusta/v7y2015i10p13055-13072d56336.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Assessing the Atmospheric Oxygen Balance in a Region of Rapid Urbanization: A Case Study in the Pearl River Delta, China

Author

Listed:
  • Jian Peng

    (Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, Ministry of Education, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China)

  • An Wang

    (Key Laboratory for Environmental and Urban Sciences, School of Urban Planning and Design, Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University, Shenzhen 518055, China)

  • Yanxu Liu

    (Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, Ministry of Education, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China)

  • Weidong Liu

    (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China)

Abstract

Oxygen is a product of photosynthesis and is essential for human survival. It also has a profound effect on ecosystems as the atmospheric oxygen balance is the basis for regional ecological sustainability. The Pearl River Delta (PRD) has experienced rapid urbanization and has become one of China’s three major urban agglomerations. This study focused on the oxygen balance of the PRD in 2011, and established a model to calculate the oxygen balance that was suitable for a region of rapid urbanization by applying remote sensing gross primary production data via the C-Fix model. The influencing factors for the oxygen imbalance were analyzed and it was suggested that more attention be paid to the management of oxygen emissions than oxygen consumption. The results indicated that the oxygen balance capacity of the PRD was weak, with an oxygen consumption 9.37 times that of its oxygen emission. Zhaoqing and Huizhou are the main sources of oxygen in the PRD, with an oxygen emission density more than 4.67 times that of Dongguan or Zhuhai. Guangzhou and Shenzhen are the main oxygen sinks, with a total oxygen consumption more than 5.49 times that of Zhaoqing. Moreover, the oxygen balance of the PRD is more sensitive to oxygen emissions than consumption. Therefore, it could be inferred that the land urbanization has a stronger influence on the oxygen balance than the population urbanization.

Suggested Citation

  • Jian Peng & An Wang & Yanxu Liu & Weidong Liu, 2015. "Assessing the Atmospheric Oxygen Balance in a Region of Rapid Urbanization: A Case Study in the Pearl River Delta, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(10), pages 1-18, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:7:y:2015:i:10:p:13055-13072:d:56336
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/7/10/13055/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/7/10/13055/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Xiaobin Yang & Zhilong Chen & Hao Cai & Linjian Ma, 2014. "A Framework for Assessment of the Influence of China’s Urban Underground Space Developments on the Urban Microclimate," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 6(12), pages 1-31, November.
    2. Changjian Wang & Fei Wang & Hongou Zhang & Yuyao Ye & Qitao Wu & Yongxian Su, 2014. "Carbon Emissions Decomposition and Environmental Mitigation Policy Recommendations for Sustainable Development in Shandong Province," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 6(11), pages 1-16, November.
    3. Zhang, Lingxian & Liu, Qing & Hall, Nigel W. & Fu, Zetian, 2007. "An environmental accounting framework applied to green space ecosystem planning for small towns in China as a case study," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 60(3), pages 533-542, January.
    4. Heli Lu & Guifang Liu, 2015. "Opportunity Costs of Carbon Emissions Stemming from Changes in Land Use," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(4), pages 1-18, March.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Peng, Jian & Wang, Xiaoyu & Liu, Yanxu & Zhao, Yan & Xu, Zihan & Zhao, Mingyue & Qiu, Sijing & Wu, Jiansheng, 2020. "Urbanization impact on the supply-demand budget of ecosystem services: Decoupling analysis," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 44(C).
    2. Akvilė Feiferytė-Skirienė & Lina Draudvilienė & Žaneta Stasiškienė & Sergej Sosunkevič & Kastytis Pamakštys & Laura Daniusevičiūtė-Brazaitė & Inga Gurauskienė, 2022. "Co-Creation Hub Is the First Step for the Successful Creation of a Unified Urban Ecosystem-Kaunas City Example," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(5), pages 1-12, February.
    3. Wang, Yanan & Li, Xinbei & Kang, Yanqing & Chen, Wei & Zhao, Minjuan & Li, Wei, 2019. "Analyzing the impact of urbanization quality on CO2 emissions: What can geographically weighted regression tell us?," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 104(C), pages 127-136.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Qingsong Wang & Ping Liu & Xueliang Yuan & Xingxing Cheng & Rujian Ma & Ruimin Mu & Jian Zuo, 2015. "Structural Evolution of Household Energy Consumption: A China Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(4), pages 1-14, April.
    2. Xinlin Zhang & Yuan Zhao & Qi Sun & Changjian Wang, 2017. "Decomposition and Attribution Analysis of Industrial Carbon Intensity Changes in Xinjiang, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(3), pages 1-16, March.
    3. Guifang Liu & Jie Li & Liang Ren & Heli Lu & Jingcao Wang & Yaxing Zhang & Cheng Zhang & Chuanrong Zhang, 2022. "Identification of Socio-Economic Impacts as the Main Drivers of Carbon Stocks in China’s Tropical Rainforests: Implications for REDD+," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(22), pages 1-20, November.
    4. Köne, Aylin Çiğdem & Büke, Tayfun, 2019. "Factor analysis of projected carbon dioxide emissions according to the IPCC based sustainable emission scenario in Turkey," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 133(C), pages 914-918.
    5. Kekui Chen & Jianming Fu & Yun Gong & Jian Wang & Shilin Lv & Yajie Liu & Jingyun Li, 2022. "Study on the Influencing Factors of CO 2 from the Perspective of CO 2 Mitigation Potentials," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-22, July.
    6. Guokui Wang & Xingpeng Chen & Zilong Zhang & Chaolan Niu, 2015. "Influencing Factors of Energy-Related CO 2 Emissions in China: A Decomposition Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(10), pages 1-19, October.
    7. Feng Dong & Jingyun Li & Yue-Jun Zhang & Ying Wang, 2018. "Drivers Analysis of CO 2 Emissions from the Perspective of Carbon Density: The Case of Shandong Province, China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-24, August.
    8. Ran Wang & Hui Ci & Ting Zhang & Yuxin Tang & Jinyuan Wei & Hui Yang & Gefei Feng & Zhaojin Yan, 2023. "Spatial-Temporal Evolution Characteristics of Industrial Carbon Emissions in China’s Most Developed Provinces from 1998–2013: The Case of Guangdong," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(5), pages 1-21, February.
    9. Stefania Bonafoni & Giorgio Baldinelli & Paolo Verducci & Andrea Presciutti, 2017. "Remote Sensing Techniques for Urban Heating Analysis: A Case Study of Sustainable Construction at District Level," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(8), pages 1-12, July.
    10. Lai, Xiaodong & Liu, Jixian & Shi, Qian & Georgiev, Georgi & Wu, Guangdong, 2017. "Driving forces for low carbon technology innovation in the building industry: A critical review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 74(C), pages 299-315.
    11. Yi Le & Sheng-Yang Huang, 2023. "Prediction of Urban Trees Planting Base on Guided Cellular Automata to Enhance the Connection of Green Infrastructure," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-18, July.
    12. Xiaochao Su & Zhilong Chen & Xudong Zhao & Xiaobin Yang & Qilin Feng & Haizhou Tang, 2018. "Optimization Design of Underground Space Overburden Thickness in a Residential Area Concerning Outdoor Thermal Environment Evaluation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-15, September.
    13. Changjian Wang & Fei Wang, 2015. "Structural Decomposition Analysis of Carbon Emissions and Policy Recommendations for Energy Sustainability in Xinjiang," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(6), pages 1-20, June.
    14. Peiyue Tu & Ya Tian & Yujia Hong & Lu Yang & Jiayi Huang & Haoran Zhang & Xin Mei & Yanhua Zhuang & Xin Zou & Chao He, 2022. "Exposure and Inequality of PM 2.5 Pollution to Chinese Population: A Case Study of 31 Provincial Capital Cities from 2000 to 2016," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-20, September.
    15. Soo-yeon Seo & Byunghee Lee & Jongsung Won, 2020. "Comparative Analysis of Economic Impacts of Sustainable Vertical Extension Methods for Existing Underground Spaces," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-19, January.
    16. Chuyu Xia & Yan Li & Yanmei Ye & Zhou Shi & Jingming Liu, 2017. "Decomposed Driving Factors of Carbon Emissions and Scenario Analyses of Low-Carbon Transformation in 2020 and 2030 for Zhejiang Province," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-16, October.
    17. Xiaochao Su & Hao Cai & Zhilong Chen & Qilin Feng, 2017. "Influence of the Ground Greening Configuration on the Outdoor Thermal Environment in Residential Areas under Different Underground Space Overburden Thicknesses," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(9), pages 1-19, September.
    18. Mediha Burcu Silaydin Aydin & Emine Duygu Kahraman, 2022. "Mitigation or adaptation, the determination of which strategy should be given priority for urban spatial development: the case study of central cities in Turkey," Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Springer, vol. 27(2), pages 1-23, February.
    19. Yukhnovskyi Vasyl Yu. & Zibtseva Olha V. & Debryniuk Iurii M., 2021. "Evaluation of green space systems in small towns of Kyiv region," Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series, Sciendo, vol. 53(53), pages 7-16, September.
    20. Xufang Zhang & Minghua Zhao & Xiaojie Wang & Rongqing Han, 2022. "Regional Differences of Farmers’ Willingness to Grow Grain and Its Influencing Factors in Shandong Province under the Background of New-Type Urbanization," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-21, August.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:7:y:2015:i:10:p:13055-13072:d:56336. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.