The relationship between polycentric urban spatial structure and energy efficiency of cities in China

TIAN Cheng-shi, ZHANG Ya-bing

JOURNAL OF NATURAL RESOURCES ›› 2022, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (1) : 135-148.

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JOURNAL OF NATURAL RESOURCES ›› 2022, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (1) : 135-148. DOI: 10.31497/zrzyxb.20220110
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The relationship between polycentric urban spatial structure and energy efficiency of cities in China

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Currently, Beijing, Shenzhen, Wuhan and other cities have put forward multi-center development ideas. As a crucial measure of urban construction, polycentric strategy must conform to the goal of sustainable development. Nevertheless, whether polycentric structure can improve the energy efficiency and promote the sustainable development of cities needs to be urgently tested. Based on the 2017 data of the prefecture-level and above cities in China, this paper respectively uses the improved social network method and the super-efficiency EBM model to measure urban polycentricity and urban energy efficiency, and empirically examines the impact of polycentric structure on urban energy efficiency. The results present a U-shaped pattern between urban polycentricity and urban energy efficiency. However, only about 25% of the sample cities can pass the inflection point, and they are mainly large cities or mountain cities constrained by terrain, indicating that for most small and medium-sized cities, the improvement of polycentricity can promote the energy efficiency of cities.

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polycentricity / energy efficiency / sustainable development / super-efficiency EBM

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TIAN Cheng-shi, ZHANG Ya-bing. The relationship between polycentric urban spatial structure and energy efficiency of cities in China[J]. JOURNAL OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 2022, 37(1): 135-148 https://doi.org/10.31497/zrzyxb.20220110

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