Spatial Variation and Distribution of Urban Energy Consumptions from Cities in China
Spatial Variation and Distribution of Urban Energy Consumptions from Cities in China
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中国城市能源消费空间分异及分布
DOI:
10.3390/en4010026
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发表时间:
2010-12
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影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Jing Liang
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文献类型:
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作者:
Lixiao Zhang;Zhifeng Yang;Yanpeng Cai;Jing Liang
With support of GIS tools and Theil index, the spatial variance of urban energy consumption in China was discussed in this paper through the parallel comparison and quantitative analysis of the 30 provincial capital cities of mainland China in 2005, in terms of scale, efficiency and structure. The indicators associated with urban energy consumption show large spatial variance across regions, possibly due to diversities of geographic features, economic development levels and local energy source availability in China. In absolute terms, cities with the highest total energy consumption are mostly distributed in economic-developed regions as Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan Area, Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta of China, however, the per capita urban energy use is significantly higher in the Mid-and-Western regions. With regard to the energy mix, coal still plays the dominant role and cities in Mid-and-Western regions rely more on coal. In contrast, high quality energy carrier as electricity and oils are more used in southeast coastal zone and northern developed areas. The energy intensive cities are mainly located in the northwest, while the cities with higher efficiency are in southeast areas. The large spatial variance of urban energy consumption was also verified by the Theil indices. Considering the Chinese economy-zones of East, Middle and West, the within-group inequalities are the main factor contributing to overall difference, e.g., the Theil index for per capita energy consumption of within-group is 0.18, much higher than that of between group (0.07), and the same applies to other indicators. In light of the spatial variance of urban energy consumptions in China, therefore, regionalized and type-based management of urban energy systems is badly needed to effectively address the ongoing energy strategies and targets.
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DOI:
10.2307/2343574
发表时间:
1967
期刊:
--
影响因子:
--
作者:
H. Theil
通讯作者:
H. Theil
影响因子:
11.2
作者:
A. Murata;Yasuhiko Kondou;H. Mu;Weisheng Zhou
通讯作者:
A. Murata;Yasuhiko Kondou;H. Mu;Weisheng Zhou
影响因子:
3.6
作者:
W. Silver
通讯作者:
W. Silver
DOI:
10.3969/j.issn.1002-6819.2011.1.001
发表时间:
2011
期刊:
Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering
影响因子:
--
作者:
Zhang Lixiao;Huang Qiuhong;Wang Changbo
通讯作者:
Zhang Lixiao;Huang Qiuhong;Wang Changbo
DOI:
--
发表时间:
2006
期刊:
--
影响因子:
--
作者:
Z. Yixin
通讯作者:
Z. Yixin