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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Environ. Sci.
Sec. Environmental Policy and Governance
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1531264

Can the "multi-plan integration" pilot policy facilitate the low-carbon transformation of land use? Evidence from empirical studies in China

Provisionally accepted
Jingjing Qian Jingjing Qian 1Xiaomin Zhang Xiaomin Zhang 2*Ning Xu Ning Xu 3
  • 1 Henan Institute of Economics and Trade, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
  • 2 Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
  • 3 Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China

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    The "multi-plan integration" pilot policy (MIPP) is a crucial measure for establishing a territorial spatial planning system and promoting the sustainable use of land. This study treats the implementation of MIPP as a quasi-natural experiment, using panel data from 283 Chinese cities between 2006 and 2019 to examine the impact of MIPP on the low-carbon transformation of land use (LCTLU). The results indicate that MIPP significantly promotes LCTLU, a conclusion supported by a series of robustness analyses. In cities where MIPP was implemented, the level of land low-carbon use increased by an average of 2.87%. MIPP primarily advances LCTLU by reducing land resource misallocation and leveraging economies of scale. Compared with southern regions, large cities, and non-resource-based cities, MIPP is more effective in promoting LCTLU in northern regions, small- to medium-sized cities, and resource-based cities. Moreover, MIPP more effectively promotes LCTLU in non-smart and non-innovative cities than in smart and innovative cities.

    Keywords: "multi-plan integration" pilot policy, low-carbon transformation of land use, Land resource misallocation, Economies of scale, A Quasi-Natural Experiment

    Received: 20 Nov 2024; Accepted: 31 Dec 2024.

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    * Correspondence: Xiaomin Zhang, Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China

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