THE THRESHOLD EFFECT ANALYSIS OFURBANIZATION AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION: A CASE STUDY OF 29 PROVINCES IN CHINA

摘要

There is an inverted U - shaped trend between urbanization and urban energy consumption in China. Accordingto the results abvoe, the relation between urbanization and energy in China are currently in the left of theinverted U-shaped. Institutional reform and technological innovation are the most basic ways to alleviate thecontradiction between urbanization and energy consumption.