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  • Environmental Science
  • Urban Planning
  • Environmental Policy

Background:

  • Ecological issues are central to China's National New-type Urbanization Plan (NTU).
  • Empirical evidence on NTU's impact on environmental pollution remains limited.
  • A comprehensive evaluation is needed to understand NTU's environmental effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantitatively assess the impact of NTU on environmental pollution.
  • To provide empirical evidence on the effectiveness of NTU in curbing pollution.
  • To explore the heterogeneous effects of NTU on air quality.

Main Methods:

  • Propensity score matching (PSM) and difference-in-difference (DID) analyses.
  • Utilized a comprehensive panel dataset from 2006-2017.
  • Robustness checks included parallel trend and placebo tests.

Main Results:

  • NTU significantly curbs environmental pollution, as evidenced by reduced PM2.5 concentrations.
  • The positive ecological effects of NTU are heterogeneous across different city types, locations, and initial pollution levels.
  • Small and medium-sized cities, and eastern cities showed greater improvements.

Conclusions:

  • NTU is largely beneficial for environmental pollution control in China.
  • The effectiveness of NTU is influenced by city characteristics and pre-existing pollution levels.
  • Higher initial pollution levels can impede the positive outcomes of NTU.