Research on Green and Low-Carbon Development of Resource-Based Cities Supported by Smart City Construction

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10.2991/978-94-6463-650-5_41How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Smart City; Resource-Based City; Carbon Emissions; Impact Mechanism

Abstract

China has been committed to ecological civilization construction and has proposed “dual carbon” goals, demonstrating a strong emphasis on environmental protection and energy conservation. The continuous development and supply of resources have resulted in high carbon emissions in resource-based cities, which serve as key strategic bases for energy resource security, thereby restricting their sustainable development and hindering the realization of high-quality urban economic development goals. Achieving the “dual carbon” targets faces significant challenges.

Smart city construction, leveraging big data, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing, represents an important approach to new urbanization aimed at building efficient and energy-saving cities. This study analyzes panel data from Chinese cities and uses a multi-period difference-in-differences (DID) approach to examine how smart city development affects carbon emissions in resource-dependent cities and the research findings are as follows: (1) The development of smart cities notably lowers carbon emission intensity in the pilot regions. (2) The impact on carbon reduction becomes clear in the third year following policy implementation and shows long-term sustainability.

This research offers valuable insights and experiences for the green and low-carbon transformation of resource-dependent cities through smart city development. Policy recommendations include encouraging the high-quality and standardized advancement of smart city initiatives.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yixiao Diwu
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/01/31
TI  - Research on Green and Low-Carbon Development of Resource-Based Cities Supported by Smart City Construction
BT  - Proceedings of the 2024 7th International Conference on Civil Architecture, Hydropower and Engineering Management (CAHEM 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 421
EP  - 429
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-650-5_41
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-650-5_41
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