Promote or inhibit? Digital manufacturing and urban green transformation - Empirical evidence from China
Urban green development has emerged as a crucial issue in the global sustainable development agenda. As an emerging industrial force, whether digital manufacturing can effectively promote urban green transformation has attracted significant attention. This paper integrates micro-data of Chinese indu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Sustainable Futures |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188825002540 |
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| Summary: | Urban green development has emerged as a crucial issue in the global sustainable development agenda. As an emerging industrial force, whether digital manufacturing can effectively promote urban green transformation has attracted significant attention. This paper integrates micro-data of Chinese industrial enterprises and macro-data of prefecture - level cities. Using empirical research methods, it delves deep into the impact of digital manufacturing development on urban green transformation and explores the moderating mechanism in the relationship from the unique perspective of the government's low-carbon attention. The research results indicate that there is a significant “U” shaped impact effect between digital manufacturing development and urban green transformation. This effect is particularly prominent in non-low-carbon pilot cities and non-urban cluster cities and has certain green inclusive characteristics. From the perspectives of industry and enterprise attributes, the computer manufacturing industry, digital media equipment manufacturing industry, and non-state-owned enterprises demonstrate a stronger driving force in promoting urban green transformation. In terms of regional impacts, the eastern and central regions are significantly influenced by the development of digital manufacturing, while this influence is not obvious in the western region. Non-resource-based cities, non-key environmental protection cities, and non-old industrial base cities are more significantly affected. Mechanism tests reveal that there is a moderate boundary for local government low-carbon attention; excessive attention may lead to digital manufacturing hindering urban green transformation. Further analysis through carbon emission trading pilot policies and local government environmental target constraints confirms the moderating role of government low-carbon attention. This study provides new theoretical evidence and practical guidance for urban green transformation. |
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| ISSN: | 2666-1888 |