Green Cities? Urbanization, Trade, and the Environment
Green Cities? Urbanization, Trade, and the Environment
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10.1111/jors.12423
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2019-09
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Rainald Borck;Michael Pflüger
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作者：
Rainald Borck;Michael Pflüger
本文建立了一个简单的理论框架，其中包括塑造城市结构和相互关系的关键力量，以研究城市演变与环境之间的相互依赖关系。我们关注的是不受约束的市场力量在节约排放方面的潜力。一个关键的发现是，这些力量本身就足以产生城市环境库兹涅茨曲线。特别是，降低贸易成本会增加人均收入，并在集聚和再分散过程中产生u型排放演化。另一个关键的结果是，集聚本身通常对环境没有好处，因为整个城市系统的总排放量可能会上升。
This paper establishes a simple theoretical framework which comprises key forces that shape the structure and interrelation of cities to study the interdependencies between urban evolution and the environment. We focus on the potential of the unfettered market forces to economize on emissions. A key finding is that these forces alone may suffice to generate an urban Environmental Kuznets Curve. In particular, reducing trade costs increases per capita incomes and generates a U-shaped evolution of emissions in the process of agglomeration and redispersion. Another key result is that agglomeration per se is typically not a boon for the environment, as total emissions in the total city system are likely to rise.