Urbanization, industrialization and SO2 emissions in China: does the innovation ability of cities matter for air quality?

dc.authoridCelik, Bekir/0000-0002-6345-4064
dc.authoridkocak, emrah/0000-0002-5889-3126
dc.authoridCobanoglu, Cihan/0000-0001-9556-6223
dc.contributor.authorKocak, Emrah
dc.contributor.authorCobanoglu, Cihan
dc.contributor.authorCelik, Bekir
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-24T17:18:34Z
dc.date.available2025-02-24T17:18:34Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentFakülteler, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, İktisat Bölümü
dc.description.abstractThis paper aims to detail the relationships between urbanization, industrialization, the innovation ability of cities and local air quality in 284 cities in China using annual data. For the empirical outputs, the panel quantile regression analysis, which considers the heterogeneous nature of the data set, is employed. Initial findings indicate that (i) urbanization and industrialization negatively affect local air quality. (ii) Innovation capability of cities has a direct and improving impact on local air quality. Then, the paper estimates the moderating role of cities' ability to innovate in the polluting effect of urbanization and industrialization on local air quality. Remarkably, empirical evidence indicates that (iii) the innovation ability of cities also moderates the polluting impact of urbanization and industrialization on local air pollution. Based on the findings, the paper confirms the importance of both direct and moderator effects of the innovative environment in cities in tackling air pollution.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11356-023-30705-3
dc.identifier.endpage119892
dc.identifier.issn0944-1344
dc.identifier.issn1614-7499
dc.identifier.issue57
dc.identifier.pmid37930576
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85179012569
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage119879
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-30705-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14440/749
dc.identifier.volume30
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001099924900007
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer Heidelberg
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250201
dc.subjectInnovation ability of cities
dc.subjectUrbanization
dc.subjectIndustrialization
dc.subjectAir quality
dc.subjectSO2 emissions
dc.titleUrbanization, industrialization and SO2 emissions in China: does the innovation ability of cities matter for air quality?
dc.typeArticle

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