Journal of East China Normal University (Philosoph ›› 2018, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (2): 137-147.doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5579.2018.02.017

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Economic Development, Land Urbanization and Environmental Quality

TANG Mao-gang1, WANG Ke-qiang2   

  • Online:2018-03-15 Published:2018-03-27

Abstract:

At different stages of economic development, the relationship between land urbanization and environmental quality is different. When the economy is at its primary stage, land urbanization depends on its scale expansion, and the environmental quality is in a declining trend. The change direction of land urbanization rate and environmental quality is reversed. When the economy goes to the advanced stage, land urbanization is based on quality improvement. While environmental quality demand is enhanced, the government invests more in environmental protection. So the change direction of land urbanization rate and environmental quality will be consistent. At the present stage of our country, the relationship between land urbanization rate and environmental quality is overall negative in the transition from stage I to stage Ⅱ. Therefore, the government should vigorously promote the construction of green urbanization, build green production mode, and establish a green urbanization development system. At the same time, the government should support green urbanization by strengthening the land supply side reform.

Key words: economic development, land urbanization, environmental quality, green urbanization, smoothing coefficient model, semi-parametric estimation