Investigating the role of urban development in the conventional environmental Kuznets curve: evidence from the globe
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol.25, no.15, pp.15029-15035, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 25 Issue: 15
- Publication Date: 2018
- Doi Number: 10.1007/s11356-018-1651-9
- Journal Name: Environmental Science and Pollution Research
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.15029-15035
- Keywords: Carbon emissions, Energy, Environmental Kuznets curve, Urban development
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: No
Abstract
© 2018, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.We investigated the role of urbanization in the conventional environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) of the globe. The overall population and rural population were also considered for control purposes. Based on our findings, we suggest that the conventional EKC of the globe is not an inverted U-shape but becomes downward sloping when urban development is added and inverted U-shapes when the overall population and rural population volumes are added.