Impacts and influencing pathways of urbanization on carbon–water-energy-food nexus across Chinese cities.
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| Title: | Impacts and influencing pathways of urbanization on carbon–water-energy-food nexus across Chinese cities. |
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| Authors: | Li, Chenggang1,2 (AUTHOR), Liu, Yong1 (AUTHOR), Xu, Zhenci3,4 (AUTHOR) xuzhenci@hku.hk, Zhao, Gang1 (AUTHOR), Bao, Youhui1 (AUTHOR), Cai, Chengcheng5 (AUTHOR), Lu, Yu6 (AUTHOR), Mao, Yufeng1 (AUTHOR), Wang, Alexander Boxuan7 (AUTHOR), Wu, Liang8 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Environment, Development & Sustainability. Mar2026, Vol. 28 Issue 3, p5767-5793. 27p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Urbanization, *Technological progress, *Panel analysis, *Cities & towns, *Sustainable urban development, *System dynamics |
| Geographic Terms: | China |
| Abstract: | Food, water, energy and carbon (F-W-E-C), as important factors of urban development, have synergistic effects and trade-off effects with each other. Scientifically assessing the impact of urbanization on the F-W-E-C nexus is beneficial to optimize the urban development layout and achieve the sustainable urban development. Nevertheless, extant studies have not evaluated the impact and influencing pathways of urbanization on the F-W-E-C nexus. In this study, the Coupling Coordination Degree Model is used to explore the F-W-E-C nexus of 252 prefecture-level cities in China. The panel data model and mediating effect model are utilized to study the impact of urbanization on the F-W-E-C nexus and the impact pathways. This study finds that the F-W-E-C nexus across Chinese cities is weak trade-off. The urbanization promotes the synergy of F-W-E-C. The positive impact is greater in the central cities than in the eastern and western cities, and is greater in medium-sized cities than in small cities, large cities and above. The technological progress is an important pathway of urbanization impacting the F-W-E-C nexus, and assists urbanization to generate a positive influence on the F-W-E-C nexus. This research has implications for promoting a systematic, orderly, and rational coordination development of F-W-E-C and for sustainable urbanization development in China and the world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Database: | Energy & Power Source |
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| Abstract: | Food, water, energy and carbon (F-W-E-C), as important factors of urban development, have synergistic effects and trade-off effects with each other. Scientifically assessing the impact of urbanization on the F-W-E-C nexus is beneficial to optimize the urban development layout and achieve the sustainable urban development. Nevertheless, extant studies have not evaluated the impact and influencing pathways of urbanization on the F-W-E-C nexus. In this study, the Coupling Coordination Degree Model is used to explore the F-W-E-C nexus of 252 prefecture-level cities in China. The panel data model and mediating effect model are utilized to study the impact of urbanization on the F-W-E-C nexus and the impact pathways. This study finds that the F-W-E-C nexus across Chinese cities is weak trade-off. The urbanization promotes the synergy of F-W-E-C. The positive impact is greater in the central cities than in the eastern and western cities, and is greater in medium-sized cities than in small cities, large cities and above. The technological progress is an important pathway of urbanization impacting the F-W-E-C nexus, and assists urbanization to generate a positive influence on the F-W-E-C nexus. This research has implications for promoting a systematic, orderly, and rational coordination development of F-W-E-C and for sustainable urbanization development in China and the world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 1387585X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10668-024-05160-w |
