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The research aims to evaluate how China’s Low-Carbon City Pilot policy influences urban land use efficiency.

Evaluating the impact of low-carbon city policies on urban land use efficiency: evidence from China’s green transition

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The research aims to evaluate how China’s Low-Carbon City Pilot policy influences urban land use efficiency.
Analyzed panel data from 281 prefecture-level cities from 2005 to 2021.
Applied a staggered Difference-in-Differences (DID) approach to estimate policy effects.
Used alternative estimation strategies like PSM-DID and synthetic control methods.
The LCCP policy significantly increases urban land use efficiency.
Findings remained robust across various estimation methods.
Improvements are driven by advancements in green innovation and industrial structure upgrades.

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Demonstrates improved urban land use efficiency in China, highlighting significant effects through green innovation and industrial upgrades.

Zhao et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Demonstrates improved urban land use efficiency in China, highlighting significant effects through green innovation and industrial upgrades.