Are small cities more environmentally friendly? an empirical study from China

• Main Authors: Liu, Shuai, Fan, Fei, Zhang, Jianqing
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic development; City Size; PM2.5
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/105463; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48713; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16050727
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

City sizes are rapidly expanding, and urban air pollution is a serious challenge in China. PM2.5 (fine particulate matter) is the primary pollutant of urban pollution. This study aimed to examine the correlations between PM2.5 and city size. In this paper, using the panel data of 278 cities in China...