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The Impacts of Regional Cooperation on Urban Land-Use Efficiency: Evidence from the Yangtze River Delta, China

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  • Lisha Pan

    (Law School, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China)

  • Hangang Hu

    (Law School, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China)

  • Xin Jing

    (Law School, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China)

  • Yang Chen

    (Law School, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China)

  • Guan Li

    (Law School, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China)

  • Zhongguo Xu

    (Law School, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China)

  • Yuefei Zhuo

    (Law School, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China)

  • Xueqi Wang

    (Law School, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China)

Abstract

Urban land-use efficiency (ULUE) has been increasingly recognized as an issue of land-use management across the world in the last century as the globe experienced unprecedented rapid urban expansion. However, although a large body of studies was dedicated to analyzing the driving forces of ULUE, literature was rarely focused on the impacts of regional cooperation on ULUE. To bridge the knowledge gap, we used the Chinese trailblazer of regional cooperation–Yangtze River delta (YRD)—as a case to reveal the impacts of regional cooperation on ULUE. Social network analysis and a super efficiency SBM model with undesirable outputs were used to measure regional cooperation and ULUE, respectively. Furthermore, the impacts of regional cooperation on ULUE were examined by using the geographically and temporally weighted regression model. The results show that regional cooperation in the YRD strengthened from 2009 to 2016, among which Shanghai was the core node city in the YRD. Only seven cities maintained good ULUE with a stable trend during 2009–2016. The regression results indicated the positive impacts of regional cooperation on ULUE, which was more evident in the southern cities of the YRD. The potential mechanism to explain the impacts of regional cooperation on ULUE includes co-building transportation facilities and joint development zones. These findings provide insightful implications for improving ULUE by strengthening regional cooperation in Chinese cities.

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  • Lisha Pan & Hangang Hu & Xin Jing & Yang Chen & Guan Li & Zhongguo Xu & Yuefei Zhuo & Xueqi Wang, 2022. "The Impacts of Regional Cooperation on Urban Land-Use Efficiency: Evidence from the Yangtze River Delta, China," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-16, June.
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