剧烈人类活动区经济发展与环境污染水平关系--以广东省东莞市为例

近年来,经济发展与环境污染之间的关系成了社会经济发展的热点问题。本研究选取东莞市1990-2010年经济与环境数据,探究环境库兹涅茨曲线演替轨迹,得出研究时段内东莞市环境库兹涅茨曲线大体呈“倒U型”特征,其中“倒U型”峰值大约出现在2007年人均GDP为4.51万元时;工业废水、工业废气以及工业废渣排放量3项指标的环境库兹涅茨曲线,分别呈现弱的“倒U型”、“倒U型上升阶段”、“倒U型＋倒U型上升阶段”特征。结果表明,东莞市环境库兹涅茨曲线特征与污染物排放量、产业结构、环保政策及投资等有较为密切的关系。结论建议：东莞市可以通过调整产业结构、加大环境保护投资力度等措施促进经济转型,加速“倒U型”曲线后半段的形成。     

剧烈人类活动区经济发展与环境污染水平关系——以广东省东莞市为例

近年来,经济发展与环境污染之间的关系成了社会经济发展的热点问题。本研究选取东莞市1990—2010年经济与环境数据,探究环境库兹涅茨曲线演替轨迹,得出研究时段内东莞市环境库兹涅茨曲线大体呈"倒U型"特征,其中"倒U型"峰值大约出现在2007年人均GDP为4.51万元时;工业废水、工业废气以及工业废渣排放量3项指标的环境库兹涅茨曲线,分别呈现弱的"倒U型"、"倒U型上升阶段"、"倒U型+倒U型上升阶段"特征。结果表明,东莞市环境库兹涅茨曲线特征与污染物排放量、产业结构、环保政策及投资等有较为密切的关系。结论建议:东莞市可以通过调整产业结构、加大环境保护投资力度等措施促进经济转型,加速"倒U型"曲线后半段的形成。     

武汉市“三废”排放的库兹涅茨特征及原因探析

通过分析武汉市1985-2001年近16年的“三废”排放量变化情况，发现武汉市“三废”的排放总量在波动中呈现上升趋势，但各类排放的时间规律相差明显。建立模型，将其人均GDP与“三废”排放的标准化值进行拟合，其计算结果显示：武汉市“三废”排放与人均GDP之间存在比较明显的三次曲线特征，在1985-1994年曲线呈持续下降趋势，而1995-2001年曲线初步显现出标准的环境库兹涅茨曲线。理论计算表明：武汉市“三废”排放的环境库兹涅茨曲线的转折点为人均GDP为12338．46元左右。通过环境经济学分析发现武汉市的经济发展、产业结构变动、能源结构变动和环境政策等4项因素是武汉市出现非标准环境库兹涅茨曲线的主要原因。     

青岛市“三废”排放的环境库兹涅茨特征分析

环境库兹涅茨曲线(Environmental Kuznets Curve,简称EKC)常用来描述经济增长与环境质量之间的关系,典型的EKC一般呈倒U形。通过对1986—2003年青岛市环境经济数据的经济计量模型研究,发现青岛市“三废”排放的EKC不完全符合典型的EKC特征,并对这一结果进行了初步分析。     

浙江省废水排放增长的EKC曲线特征分析

选取浙江省1985~2004年经济和废水排放数据,通过分析经济因子与废水排放之间的相互关系,建立浙江省废水排放的库兹涅茨曲线模型。结果表明:浙江省废水排放与人均GDP的演替轨迹呈现显著的环境库兹涅茨曲线特征,1985~2004期间处于曲线的上升阶段。浙江省废水排放总量的EKC曲线理论转折点为人均GDP约34 305元,相应的废水排放总量峰值为35亿t,预测转折点出现的时间为2007年左右。工业废水排放量正处于EKC曲线的转折点附近,而生活废水排放量目前正处于EKC曲线加速上升的阶段,转折点出现的时间为2007年左右,对应的生活废水排放量的峰值为15亿t,是2004年生活废水排放量(11.6亿t)的1.3倍,形势非常严峻,应该引起重视。因此,十一五期间,浙江省尤其要注重对生活废水排放的控制和治理,并且保持较高的治理投入。     

江苏省环境库兹涅茨特征分析

选取江苏省1988--2002年经济与环境数据，建立了单位GDP污染排放量模型和人均GDP污染排放量模型，分析各类典型环境指标与GDP增长的关系。研究发现，江苏省的单位GDP污染排放量总体呈现下降趋势，表明技术进步和产业结构的调整已产生了明显的环境效益；同时发现经济发展与环境污染水平的关系总体上符合库兹涅茨曲线(EKC)特征。由此得出结论：江苏省目前仍处于工业发展期，环境污染物排放量EKC的转折点尚未达到，因此，江苏环境污染控制的投入有必要保持较高的水平。     

江苏省环境库兹涅茨特征分析

选取江苏省 1 988— 2 0 0 2年经济与环境数据 ,建立了单位GDP污染排放量模型和人均GDP污染排放量模型 ,分析各类典型环境指标与GDP增长的关系。研究发现 ,江苏省的单位GDP污染排放量总体呈现下降趋势 ,表明技术进步和产业结构的调整已产生了明显的环境效益 ;同时发现经济发展与环境污染水平的关系总体上符合库兹涅茨曲线 (EKC)特征。由此得出结论 :江苏省目前仍处于工业发展期 ,环境污染物排放量EKC的转折点尚未达到 ,因此 ,江苏环境污染控制的投入有必要保持较高的水平。     

福建省经济发展与工业污染水平计量模型研究

经济增长和环境污染之间的关系常用环境库兹涅茨曲线（EKC）来描述,典型的EKc一般呈倒u形。对福建省1988—2008年的经济与环境系列数据研究表明,福建省工业“三废”排放与人均GDP之间存在明显的相关性,但并不完全符合EKC的典型倒“U”模型。工业废水和工业s02排放曲线为“U＋倒U”形,EKC的转折点已分别在2006年和2008年到达;工业废气排放曲线为正“U”形的右半部分,EKc的转折点尚未出现。因此,福建省要进一步调整产业结构,提升第三产业在整个国民经济中的比重,优化第二产业结构,减少工业废气排放量,争取尽早跨越EKC拐点。     

中国农业源主要污染物产生量与经济发展水平的环境库兹涅茨曲线特征分析

研究了中国2000-2009年农业源主要污染物COD和氨氮产生量与同期经济发展水平之间可能存在的环境库兹涅茨曲线特征,分析目前中国农业源污染所处阶段及进一步的变化趋势.结果表明,2000-2009年中国农业源主要污染物COD和氨氮产生量与人均农业GDP的关系符合环境库兹涅茨曲线特征.当人均农业GDP达到7 037.04元时,中国农业源COD产生量达到拐点,拐点时的COD产生量为l 487.14万t;当人均农业GDP达到6 513.03元时,中国农业源氨氮产生量达到拐点,拐点时的氨氮产生量为193.72万t.若按照2000-2009年最低人均农业GDP年增长率5.76％来估算2009年以后各年人均农业GDP,那么,2014年中国农业源氨氮产生量将达到拐点,2016年中国农业源COD产生量将达到拐点.同时,由于农业源主要污染物产生量的区域差异性,以及产业结构、人口特征、农业生产特点等实际情况差异,辽宁、江苏、河南、湖北、广东、四川6省农业源主要污染物COD和氨氮产生量与各省的人均农业GDP之间未呈现显著的环境库兹涅茨曲线特征关系.     

环境承载力理论在北京市和房山区的应用

基于环境承载力的相关理论,建立环境承载力评价指标体系,并对北京市和房山区进行了实证研究。分析结果表明,北京市和房山区经济系统和社会系统的承载状况良好,资源环境系统存在较多问题,房山区的问题尤为突出。基于上述结论,进一步提出了区域经济环境协调发展的对策建议。     

Testing the Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis with Bird Populations as Habitat-Specific Environmental Indicators: Evidence from Canada

Abstract:  The traditional environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis postulates that environmental degradation follows an inverted U-shaped relationship with gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. We tested the EKC hypothesis with bird populations in 5 different habitats as environmental quality indicators. Because birds are considered environmental goods, for them the EKC hypothesis would instead be associated with a U-shaped relationship between bird populations and GDP per capita. In keeping with the literature, we included other variables in the analysis—namely, human population density and time index variables (the latter variable captured the impact of persistent and exogenous climate and/or policy changes on bird populations over time). Using data from 9 Canadian provinces gathered over 37 years, we used a generalized least-squares regression for each bird habitat type, which accounted for the panel structure of the data, the cross-sectional dependence across provinces in the residuals, heteroskedasticity, and fixed- or random-effect specifications of the models. We found evidence that supports the EKC hypothesis for 3 of the 5 bird population habitat types. In addition, the relationship between human population density and the different bird populations varied, which emphasizes the complex nature of the impact that human populations have on the environment. The relationship between the time-index variable and the different bird populations also varied, which indicates there are other persistent and significant influences on bird populations over time. Overall our EKC results were consistent with those found for threatened bird species, indicating that economic prosperity does indeed act to benefit some bird populations.     

The transition from dirty to clean industries: optimal fiscal policy and the environmental Kuznets curve

This paper investigates privately and socially optimal patterns of economic development in a two-sector endogenous growth model with clean and dirty goods. We consider a second-best fiscal policy framework in which distortionary taxes jointly influence economic growth and environmental quality. In this policy setting, three conditions produce an Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC): (i) dirty output is bounded; (ii) clean output grows endogenously; and (iii) growth in the dirty sector reduces growth in the clean sector. These conditions do not arise with a consumption externality, but can emerge with a production externality. Endogenous labor supply implications are also investigated. Although not necessary for producing an EKC, endogenous labor supply provides additional linkages that produce an EKC under circumstances in which it would otherwise not appear.     

九龙江流域经济发展与河流水质时空关联分析

以闽西南地区的九龙江流域为例,综合采用数理统计、GIS技术和环境库兹涅茨曲线（EKC）方法,对该流域1981—2009年经济发展与河流水质变化进行时空关联分析。结果表明,九龙江流域呈现＂第1产业缓增,第2、3产业产值增加较快＂的总体经济格局,农业污染突出;农业种植面积呈现先增加后减少趋势,流域氮、磷肥平均施用强度呈线性增加趋势;氮、磷肥平均折纯施用量之比从1981年的4∶1下降到2009年的2∶1,引起水化学改变并增加水华发生风险;各县（市、区）污染源结构存在明显差异,河流水质变化和沿程分布与流域社会经济布局有很好的空间相关性;北溪流域畜禽养殖业的过快发展、西溪流域以经济作物为主的农业种植结构和高强度施肥、低效率利用是导致河流水质从20世纪90年代开始富营养化的主要原因;EKC曲线尚未出现明显拐点,若农业污染不能得到有效控制,流域水环境将持续恶化;九龙江水质演变规律是流域社会经济布局、污染源排放强度和方式发生变化的综合作用结果。     

Cointegration and causality: considering Iberian economic activity sectors to test the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis

Few studies have attempted to study the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis at the individual sector level using more than one sector at once. This paper investigates the existence of the EKC hypothesis in the Iberian countries (Portugal and Spain) using thirteen economic activity sectors for each, analyzing each individual sector’s cointegration and causality relationships considering carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, sector gross value added and energy consumption. The findings of this paper using the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach only validate cointegration in six Portuguese sectors and in five of the Spanish sectors. Results confirm both short- and long-run bi-directional and unidirectional causality between economic growth, energy consumption and CO2 emissions, using the error correction model (ECM) and Toda and Yamamoto’s causality approaches. Moreover, results for Portuguese and Spanish sectors indicate an inverted U-shaped relationship only for one sector each. In some sectors there was evidence of a U-shaped relationship and in others the EKC hypothesis could be verified but no statistical significance was obtained. The study has significant contributions for sector policy, including implications to curtail energy pollutants by implementing environmental friendly regulations to sustain economic development at the sector level in the Iberian market. It also allows inferences to be made about the existence of different behaviors in comparative terms for the same economic activity sectors of the individual countries.     

Modeling a sustainable Saudi Arabian economy: the real issues

This paper develops a macroeconomic framework for creating a competitive and sustainable Saudi Arabian economy, taking into account the interrelationships among social, environmental, and economic factors. The objective of the research is to build a model that will allow for evaluating the effects of a wide range of emissions abatement policies on economic growth and development. The research methodology is grounded in econometric modeling of the Saudi economy over the period 1980–2010. The estimated parameters of the model were used to project long-term gross domestic product (GDP) growth paths based on three environmental degradation abatement scenarios. The results suggest that the sustainability of economic growth in Saudi Arabia critically depends on aggressive emissions-reduction policies since policy scenarios corresponding to higher pollution cuts yielded higher, sustained long-term GDP. The results also broadly reject the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis, implying that a turning point in the relationship between CO₂ emissions and per capita GDP is yet to be attained.     

京北城区公路绿化带土壤重金属污染

为了解北京市公路绿化带土壤的环境质量,对北部城区环线公路附近不同植被类型土壤重金属的含量和污染指数进行了分析。研究表明:土壤Zn和Pb在不同公路绿化带中的分布极不均匀,变异系数分别达到了108.79%和99.56%。北二环路公路带土壤Pb、Cu、Zn、Ni、Mn、Co的含量均显著高于北五环区域土壤的重金属含量,而北四环和北五环各土壤重金属含量无显著差异。不同土壤重金属种类的污染程度不同,土壤中的Pb处于清洁水平,Cr和Cu处于轻度污染水平,Zn和Co处于中度污染水平,而Ni和Mn处于警戒限水平。综合来看,土壤重金属的综合污染指数为1.81,土壤环境质量达到了轻度污染的程度。