The Impact of Intensive Utilization of Construction Land on Carbon Emission Efficiency in China

Under the global climate change, how to continuously improve the efficiency and quality of urban construction land utilization under the premise of energy saving and emission reduction is a key scientific issue that needs to be solved urgently. In this study, we start from exploring the impact of intensive utilization of construction land on carbon emission efficiency, and measure the carbon emission efficiency of construction land in 30 provinces of China using the slacks-based measure (SBM) model with carbon emission as a non-desired output. The spatial analysis and panel Tobit model are also used to analyze the carbon emission efficiency in terms of the quantitative trend, spatial distribution, and the influence mechanism, which is expected to provide a reference for the intensive use of construction land and the construction of low-carbon society in each province.