Research on the Coupling Relationship between New Urbanization and Environmental Quality in China

DOI

10.2991/aebmr.k.220405.018How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Urbanization; Environmental quality; Coupling relationship; Sustainable development

Abstract

Rapid urban expansion brings social and economic changes, such as increased urban populations and higher standards of living, as well as environmental issues, such as declining air quality and reduced biodiversity. Urbanization is not only the root cause of environmental problems, but also a way to solve environmental problems. Exploring the correlation between urbanization and environmental quality in China can give some scientific arguments for effectively regulating urbanization and achieving a balance between human development and environmental protection. In this paper, the evaluation system of urbanization level is constructed from five aspects of population, land, economy, society and ecology, and the environmental quality evaluation system is constructed by using the PSR model, and the evaluation is carried out using the entropy weight method and the CRITIC method. The coupling model of urbanization and environmental quality is established and regressed from the national and provincial perspectives. At the national level, the level of urbanization, the quality of the environment, and the degree of coupling and coordination continue to increase, and the urbanization process and degree of coupling are good. From a provincial perspective, the level of urbanization and environmental quality varies greatly among provinces, and most of the provinces have lower urbanization scores than environmental quality scores. The degree of coupling coordination varies little, and it is in the development stage from mild incoordination to primary coordination. Based on these conclusions, we put forward a series of policy recommendations to help better achieve sustainable development goals.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Hailin Mu
AU  - Rongkang Yao
AU  - Nan Li
AU  - Rong Guo
AU  - Yixuan Han
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/04/29
TI  - Research on the Coupling Relationship between New Urbanization and Environmental Quality in China
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 7th International Conference on Social Sciences and Economic Development (ICSSED 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 92
EP  - 97
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.220405.018
DO  - 10.2991/aebmr.k.220405.018
ID  - Mu2022
ER  -