Population agglomeration in Chinese cities: is it benefit or damage for the quality of economic development?

This paper explores the impact of population agglomeration on urban economic development quality in various cities of China. The results show that population agglomeration significantly contributes to the improvement of urban green total factor productivity by increasing population diversification,...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2024-02, Vol.31 (7), p.10106-10118
Main Authors: Guo, Xiaoxin, Deng, Min, Wang, Xingan, Yang, Xiaozhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agglomeration
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Cities
Current and Future
Earth and Environmental Science
Economic development
Economics
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Green Development and Environmental Policy in China: Past
Impact analysis
Impact damage
Megacities
Pollution control
Population
Population growth
Productivity
Traffic congestion
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
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Summary:This paper explores the impact of population agglomeration on urban economic development quality in various cities of China. The results show that population agglomeration significantly contributes to the improvement of urban green total factor productivity by increasing population diversification, promoting knowledge spillovers, and reducing pollution emission intensity. Moreover, we find that population agglomeration in type II big cities and type I large cities significantly improves green total factor productivity, while the impact of population agglomeration in metropolises and mega-cities on green total factor productivity is not significant. On the one hand, type II big cities and type I large cities are in the period of rising economic development, the population has not yet reached saturation, and there is still a large demographic dividend space. On the other hand, excessive population agglomeration also brings about “urban diseases” such as population congestion and traffic congestion, especially in the metropolises and mega-cities. Finally, using data on producer services and its sub-sectors, we identify a more significant driving effect of high-end talent agglomeration on green total factor productivity.
ISSN:1614-7499
0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-023-25220-4