关键词: 城镇化 , 居民能源需求 , 影响机制 , 文献综述

Abstract: City is the major energy user and emission source in China, which accounts for 70% of total energy consumption To achieve the sustainable development, China need to further boost the urban development while lower the huge energy demand Will the accelerating urbanization process lead to higher energy demand? This issue raises intensive attention from the decisionmakers, public, and academic society Most previous studies concluded that the urbanization is positively associated with household energy demand However, the conclusion is based on aggregated data in a static framework Based on some observation worldwide and evidence among Chinas provinces, we question this point We intensively screen the literature and classify them into “topdown” and “bottomup” perspective We conclude that there are three research areas need to be further enhanced First, it is necessary to combine different viewpoints and examine the decisionmakers response to the dynamic change result from the urbanization Second, the microlevel data and experimental methods are needed for causal inference and policy assessment Third, scholars suggest to study Chinas case using modern analytical methods and to summarize the general experience to form the “Chinese pattern”.

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