Can the construction of ecological civilization pilot demonstration areas improve urban green total factor productivity? Evidence from China
Improved urban green total factor productivity contributes to the enhancement of the global ecological environment and the promotion of sustainable development. This paper constructs a multiperiod double-difference model using a quasi-natural experiment and investigates the impact of constructing ec...
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| description | Improved urban green total factor productivity contributes to the enhancement of the global ecological environment and the promotion of sustainable development. This paper constructs a multiperiod double-difference model using a quasi-natural experiment and investigates the impact of constructing ecological civilization pilot demonstration areas on urban green total factor productivity based on data from 261 cities in China from 2007 to 2020. The results indicate that building ecological civilization pilot demonstration areas can elevate urban green total factor productivity, particularly in nonresource-based cities and medium-sized to large cities. The mechanism operates through two main channels: Enhancing government environmental concern and promoting the development of high-tech industries in the region. The findings of this study can offer Chinese insights for the global assessment of green city policies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4c7fe8be84194dfda3d3f31e2ad3b0392025-08-20T03:56:00ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Environmental Science2296-665X2025-07-011310.3389/fenvs.2025.14294061429406Can the construction of ecological civilization pilot demonstration areas improve urban green total factor productivity? Evidence from ChinaZijian Wu0Lixiang Fu1School of Economics, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, ChinaSchool of Economics, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, ChinaImproved urban green total factor productivity contributes to the enhancement of the global ecological environment and the promotion of sustainable development. This paper constructs a multiperiod double-difference model using a quasi-natural experiment and investigates the impact of constructing ecological civilization pilot demonstration areas on urban green total factor productivity based on data from 261 cities in China from 2007 to 2020. The results indicate that building ecological civilization pilot demonstration areas can elevate urban green total factor productivity, particularly in nonresource-based cities and medium-sized to large cities. The mechanism operates through two main channels: Enhancing government environmental concern and promoting the development of high-tech industries in the region. The findings of this study can offer Chinese insights for the global assessment of green city policies.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2025.1429406/fullecological civilization pilot demonstration areasurban green total factor productivitymultiperiod double-difference modelquasi-natural experimentgreen city policy evaluation |
| spellingShingle | Zijian Wu Lixiang Fu Can the construction of ecological civilization pilot demonstration areas improve urban green total factor productivity? Evidence from China Frontiers in Environmental Science ecological civilization pilot demonstration areas urban green total factor productivity multiperiod double-difference model quasi-natural experiment green city policy evaluation |
| title | Can the construction of ecological civilization pilot demonstration areas improve urban green total factor productivity? Evidence from China |
| title_full | Can the construction of ecological civilization pilot demonstration areas improve urban green total factor productivity? Evidence from China |
| title_fullStr | Can the construction of ecological civilization pilot demonstration areas improve urban green total factor productivity? Evidence from China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can the construction of ecological civilization pilot demonstration areas improve urban green total factor productivity? Evidence from China |
| title_short | Can the construction of ecological civilization pilot demonstration areas improve urban green total factor productivity? Evidence from China |
| title_sort | can the construction of ecological civilization pilot demonstration areas improve urban green total factor productivity evidence from china |
| topic | ecological civilization pilot demonstration areas urban green total factor productivity multiperiod double-difference model quasi-natural experiment green city policy evaluation |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2025.1429406/full |
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