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Tytuł:
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Evaluating the effectiveness of the water-saving society construction in China: A quasi-natural experiment.
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Autorzy:
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Du M; School of Economics and Management, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China.
Liao L; School of Public Finance and Taxation, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510320, China.
Wang B; Department of Economics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, China; Institute of Resource, Environment and Sustainable Development Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, China.
Chen Z; Department of Economics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, China; Institute of Resource, Environment and Sustainable Development Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, China. Electronic address: .
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Źródło:
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Journal of environmental management [J Environ Manage] 2021 Jan 01; Vol. 277, pp. 111394. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 19.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Original Publication: London ; New York, Academic Press.
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MeSH Terms:
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Conservation of Water Resources*
Water*
China ; Cities ; Conservation of Natural Resources ; Water Resources
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Contributed Indexing:
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Keywords: Differences-in-differences; Infrastructure investment; Water consumption; Water price; Water-saving society construction
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Substance Nomenclature:
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059QF0KO0R (Water)
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20201022 Date Completed: 20201125 Latest Revision: 20201125
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Update Code:
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20240105
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DOI:
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10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111394
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PMID:
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33091787
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The conservation and efficient use of water resources are directly related to the sustainable and high-quality development in China. This paper regards the pilot policy of water-saving society construction as a quasi-natural experiment, and employs a differences-in-differences approach to evaluate the effectiveness of urban water-saving policies and exploit its drive mechanism by using the panel data of 263 cities in China from 2001 to 2016. Findings show that the pilot policy of water-saving society construction can achieve better water-saving effects, which can not only promote the reduction of urban water consumption in intensity and total amount, but also improve the efficiency of water resources utilization. And this policy has brought long-term dynamic effects on the urban water resources conservation. Heterogeneous effects exist in different types of cities, that is, the water-saving performance is more significant in cities with sufficient water resources and in central China. Besides, this paper finds that the impact of this water-saving policy on urban water resource conservation is mainly through two channels such as water resources infrastructure investment and water resources pricing. These findings provide useful inspirations for local governments to take effective economic measures to manage water resources.
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