Abstract
With the rapid and unbalanced development of industry, a large amount of cultivated land is converted into industrial land with lower efficiency. The existing research is extensively concerned with industrial land use and industrial development in isolation, but little attention has been paid to the relationship between them. To help address this gap, the paper creates a new efficiency measure method for industrial land use combining Subvector Data Envelope Analysis (DEA) with spatial analysis approach. The proposed model has been verified by using the industrial land use data of 30 Chinese provinces from 2001 to 2013. The spatial autocorrelation relationship between industrial development and industrial land use efficiency is explored. Furthermore, this paper examines the effects of industrial development on industrial land use efficiency by spatial panel data model. The results indicate that the industrial land use efficiency and the industrial development level in the provinces of eastern region are higher than those of the western region. The spatial distribution of industrial land use efficiency shows remarkable positive spatial autocorrelation. However, the level of industrial development has obvious negative spatial autocorrelation since 2009. The improvement of industrial development has a significant positive impact on the industrial land use efficiency.
Highlights
China’s economy steps into the “new normal” phase after transforming itself from an agricultural power to an industrial power
This paper examines the effects of industrial development on industrial land use efficiency by spatial panel data model
The results indicate that the industrial land use efficiency and the industrial development level in the provinces of eastern region are higher than those of the western region
Summary
China’s economy steps into the “new normal” phase after transforming itself from an agricultural power to an industrial power. Industrial development has entered a stage of accelerated transformation and upgrading, which plays an important role in the growth of China’s economy in the stage of rapid urbanization during the past thirty years [1, 2]. Land used for state-owned construction exceeded 6,000 km per year and the proportion of industrial land surpassed 20% from 2012 to 2014 [6]. The proportion of industrial land has already exceeded the reasonable proportion, leading to the imbalance of urban land use structure [8]. Industrial land still plays an important role in the economic development [9,10,11]. It is of great importance to study the impact of industrial development and regional relations on industrial land use efficiency. Efforts should be made to push for the intensive use of industrial land, which should alleviate problem in China’s industrial development and inhibit the inefficient expansion of industrial land
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