Di, J. and Li, C. and Marsiliani, L. (2018) 'The relationship between growth and the environment in Beijing, using PM2.5 concentrations.', Review of business and economics studies., 6 (2). pp. 5-18.
Abstract
This study examines the relationship between income and the environment in Beijing from 2008 to 2017 using quarterly data. The indicator for environmental quality is concentrations of Particular Matter (PM) 2.5, from the Mission China Air Quality Monitoring Programme (MCAQMP), whose observation site is in the US embassy in Chaoyang District, Beijing. By adding cubic GDP and other variables consistent with the Urban Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis, such as green space and the length of the road network, the result suggests an N- shaped pattern rather than the conventional inverted U shape. The per capita GDP for Beijing is currently slightly lower than the second turning point, suggesting that the degradation would become more severe as income grows, if no new development strategies are implemented in the city.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Environmental Kuznets Curve, PM 2.5, Beijing |
| Full text: | (AM) Accepted Manuscript Download PDF (524Kb) |
| Full text: | (VoR) Version of Record Available under License - Creative Commons Attribution. Download PDF (358Kb) |
| Status: | Peer-reviewed |
| Publisher Web site: | https://doi.org/10.26794/2308-944X-2018-6-2-5-18 |
| Publisher statement: | Content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. |
| Date accepted: | 10 May 2018 |
| Date deposited: | 11 May 2018 |
| Date of first online publication: | 2018 |
| Date first made open access: | 21 May 2020 |
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