ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
Influence of Urban-Growth Pattern on Air Quality in China: A Study of 338 Cities.
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- Effects of urban form on air quality: A case study from China comparing years with normal and reduced human activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Cities (London, England) · 2022Article
- Relationships between urban form and air quality: A reconsideration based on evidence from China's five urban agglomerations during the COVID-19 pandemic.Land use policy · 2022Article
- Effects of Urban Vibrancy on an Urban Eco-Environment: Case Study on Wuhan City.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Coupling Cellular Automata and a Genetic Algorithm to Generate a Vibrant Urban Form-A Case Study of Wuhan, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- How Does Urban Sprawl Affect Public Health? Evidence from Panel Survey Data in Urbanizing China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Atmospheric Pollution Mapping of the Yangtze River Basin: An AQI-based Weighted Co-word Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- An Evaluation Model for Urban Comprehensive Carrying Capacity: An Empirical Case from Harbin City.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
Air pollution in China is a serious problem and an inevitable threat to human health. This study evaluated the relationship between air quality and urban growth pattern in China by conducting empirical research involving 338 prefecture-level and above cities. Spatial regression techniques considering spatial autocorrelation were applied to correct the calculation bias. To obtain local and accurate results, a conception of eight economic zones was adopted to delineate cities into different groups and to estimate regression separately. An additional six urban form and socioeconomic indicators served as controlling variables. Significant and positive relationships between the aggregated urban growth pattern index and air pollution were observed in Northeast China, northern coastal China, and Northwest China, indicating that a high degree of urban aggregation is associated with poor air quality. However, a negative parameter was obtained in southern coastal China, showing an opposite association on urban aggregation and air quality. Nonsignificant connections among the other four zones were found. The findings also highlighted that land use mix, population density, and city size exerted varied and significant influence on air quality across eight economic zones. Overall, this study indicated that understanding the quantitative relationships between urban forms and air quality can provide policymakers with alternative ways to improve air quality in rapidly developing China.
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