Determinants of household carbon emissions: Pathway toward eco-community in Beijing

作者：Yang Zan; Fan Ying; Zheng Siqi^*

来源：Habitat International, 2016, 57: 175-186.

DOI：10.1016/j.habitatint.2016.07.010

• Carbon emissions
• Residential community
• Neighborhood
• Eco-community
• Urban ecological infrastructure
• Beijing

Based on the household survey of "household energy consumption and living conditions in Beijing", in this paper, we estimate the determinants of household carbon emissions and its relation to a community's building, neighborhood and location attributes. We find that a community with energy-saving building attributes and with greater amenities in neighborhood significantly reduces the level of residential household carbon emissions. Meanwhile, a community that is far from public facilities tends to increase the probability of car purchase and results in higher transportation carbon emissions. Given the implications these findings have on eco-communities and urban sustainability, we further discuss the importance of the role of a community when conducting ecological studies and its role for designing strategies for urban ecological infrastructure (UEI) planning toward eco-friendly economy and society.

• 出版日期2016-10
• 单位清华大学