Unequal partnerships: Asymmetrical effects of urban economic linkages on land-use efficiency in 284 cities, China

IF 6 1区社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Land Use Policy Pub Date : 2025-05-08 DOI:10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107585

Shuyu Zhang , Fei Wei , Yanji Zhang , Yayu Li , Lingjia Zhu , Huagui Guo

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Abstract

As urbanization progresses, efficient land resource management is essential for sustainable urban development. While existing studies emphasize the positive impact of urban economic linkages (UEL) on urban land-use efficiency (ULUE), they often assume equal partnerships, overlooking the asymmetric nature of UEL. This study uses a modified gravity model and super-efficiency SBM model to explore the impact of unequal economic linkages within the UEL network on ULUE across 284 Chinese cities from 2002 to 2021. The findings reveal that ULUE increased until 2017 but declined thereafter. Cities in the southeastern coastal regions show higher ULUE, while those in the northeast exhibit lower efficiency. The Tobit model analysis indicates that cities with greater dominance in the UEL network tend to have higher ULUE, while those more dependent on external economies experience lower ULUE. Robustness checks confirm the stability of these results across different model specifications. The study underscores the importance of fostering more balanced economic linkages and advocates for policy reforms aimed at enhancing urban economic integration to improve ULUE across cities.

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不平等伙伴关系：284个城市经济联系对土地利用效率的不对称影响

随着城市化进程的推进，有效的土地资源管理对城市的可持续发展至关重要。虽然现有研究强调城市经济联系（UEL）对城市土地利用效率（ULUE）的积极影响，但它们往往假设平等的伙伴关系，忽视了UEL的不对称性质。本文采用修正的引力模型和超效率SBM模型，探讨了2002 - 2021年中国284个城市UEL网络内不平等经济联系对城市综合利用效率的影响。调查结果显示，2017年之前，uue一直在增长，但此后有所下降。东南沿海城市的效率较高，东北沿海城市的效率较低。Tobit模型分析表明，在UEL网络中占主导地位的城市往往具有更高的ULUE，而更依赖外部经济的城市则具有更低的ULUE。鲁棒性检查确认了这些结果在不同模型规范中的稳定性。该研究强调了促进更平衡的经济联系的重要性，并倡导旨在加强城市经济一体化的政策改革，以改善城市间的城市综合利用水平。

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Land Use Policy ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES-

CiteScore

13.70

自引率

8.50%

发文量

553

期刊介绍： Land Use Policy is an international and interdisciplinary journal concerned with the social, economic, political, legal, physical and planning aspects of urban and rural land use. Land Use Policy examines issues in geography, agriculture, forestry, irrigation, environmental conservation, housing, urban development and transport in both developed and developing countries through major refereed articles and shorter viewpoint pieces.