Article
Energy & Fuels
Zhaoxi Tang, Liping Chen
Summary: This paper calculates China's household direct and indirect energy consumption using classified energy consumption and daily expenditure data. The study analyzes the characteristics and changes in energy consumption structure and the disparities between urban and rural areas. The findings show that coal consumption is the highest in indirect energy consumption, followed by electricity. Overall, the proportion of coal consumption is declining while electricity and natural gas consumption are increasing. The majority of energy consumption is indirect, with housing consumption being the largest share in both urban and rural areas. The indirect energy consumption structure differs significantly between urban and rural areas, with urban areas showing faster growth and a larger share, indicating an inequality trend in energy consumption intensity and structure between these regions in China.
FRONTIERS IN ENERGY RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Economics
Zhichao Yin, Yu Yan, Xirong Chen, Taixing Liu
Summary: This article focuses on the impact of the Wenchuan earthquake on household consumption in China. Using data from the China Urban Household Survey from 2007-2009 and the difference-indifference model, it is found that the earthquake significantly restrained household consumption, especially in terms of energy and fuel consumption. Transfer payments helped mitigate the adverse effects. The most strongly affected were households with low education, low income, and weak social networks.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cao Zi, Meng Qian, Gao Baozhong
Summary: This study examines government policies and household energy consumption patterns in rural Henan Province, revealing that gas + electricity is the predominant cooking energy source and that agricultural income influences energy choices. Urbanization accelerates the transition to modern energy sources in rural areas.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Economics
Xunpeng Shi, Tsun Se Cheong, Jian Yu, Xiaoguang Liu
Summary: This study reveals the existence of convergence clubs in relative household energy consumption with consumption upgrading, especially more evident in lower middle and low quality of life groups. Significant disparities are found among urban and rural households as well as different regions within the same quality of life group. The results suggest that an improvement in quality of life does not necessarily lead to a higher level of energy consumption.
CHINA & WORLD ECONOMY
(2021)
Article
Thermodynamics
Yuanping Wang, Lingchun Hou, Lang Hu, Weiguang Cai, Lin Wang, Cuilian Dai, Juntao Chen
Summary: This study examines the heterogeneity of household structure type and other factors on household energy consumption (HEC) using quantile regression. The findings suggest that factors such as education level, income, working hours, residence duration, and home ownership significantly contribute to HEC. There is also an impact of household structure type and age on HEC. Policy recommendations are provided.
Article
Environmental Studies
Yahui Guang, Yongbin Huang
Summary: This study examines the impact of urban geometric form on household energy consumption and finds a negative relationship between urban form and household energy consumption, which is robust across different specifications.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Lu Jiang, Ran Xing, Xingpeng Chen, Bing Xue
Summary: Household energy consumption in Qinghai Province, China results in uneven distribution of greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions, with the highest emissions in pastoral zones and CO2 being the primary greenhouse gas. Dung burning is the main cause of high PM2.5 emissions in pastoral areas, while coal use is the primary cause of emissions in agropastoral and agricultural zones. Integration of household energy policies with rural development is necessary for a transition towards cleaner fuels.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Bo Wang, Nana Deng, Xiangxiang Liu, Qingyu Sun, Zhaohua Wang
Summary: Energy consumption has led to serious environmental issues, but energy efficiency labeling policies have not effectively promoted consumers' green consumption, as prices can negatively affect the relationship between energy efficiency grade and sales.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mingyue Song, Shujuan Zhang, Jinxiang Yu, Wei Sun
Summary: This paper examines the impact of financial technology on household energy consumption and finds that it can reduce energy consumption. Mechanism tests show that investment in environmental governance and technological innovation promotion are the main transmission channels. The results call for government departments to actively guide the development of financial technology to reduce household energy consumption.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Thermodynamics
Shubin Wang, Shaolong Sun, Erlong Zhao, Shouyang Wang
Summary: This paper explores the key factors driving changes in household energy consumption in China, using a decomposition framework to analyze the effects of energy intensity, regional structure, per capita consumption, population scale, and energy structure. Results show that energy intensity and regional structure reduced HEC, while population scale, per capita consumption, and energy structure stimulated HEC growth. Rural areas contributed significantly to the increase in HEC, with differences in impact between urban and rural regions.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Wei Yang, Peng Yang, Huaiwang Shi, Weizeng Sun
Summary: This paper uses data from the China Household Finance Survey to study the impact of mobile payments on rural household consumption and its mechanisms. The study finds that mobile payments significantly promote rural household consumption and help ease liquidity constraints, provide more consumption choices, and improve payment convenience. Furthermore, mobile payments contribute to the consumption upgrading of rural households. These findings provide new insights into the role of technical progress in promoting total consumption and consumption upgrading in rural areas.
Article
Business, Finance
Jianqiu Wang, Zhichao Yin, Jialing Jiang
Summary: This paper aims to identify the causal effect of the digital divide on household consumption in the context of rapid digitization of the economy and widening digital divide. Using the 2017 and 2019 waves of the China Household Finance Survey (CHFS) data, it is found that the digital divide has led to a significant reduction in household consumption. The negative correlation is attributed to rising unemployment, intensified liquidity constraints, and declining financial literacy.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Xin Xie, Zefeng Tong, Shulin Xu
Summary: Risk attitude has a significant impact on household consumption behavior, with risk preference promoting consumption, especially enjoyment consumption. Risk neutrality promotes survival consumption, while risk aversion has an inhibitory effect on overall consumption behavior. Risk attitude remains an important factor in consumption behavior for male households. Age is a crucial factor in the relationship between risk attitude and consumption behavior, while education level does not play a role.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mi Zhou, Hongxun Liu, Liqun Peng, Yue Qin, Dan Chen, Lin Zhang, Denise L. Mauzerall
Summary: This study analyzes the air-quality, health, and carbon interdependencies of different heating options in northern China, finding substantial benefits in air quality and health from clean heating options, along with increased heating costs. By 2030, heat pumps show the largest health-carbon synergies among the options analyzed, despite high capital costs, they have lower operating costs and are competitive for long-term use. Increased subsidies for heat pumps can further improve air quality and carbon mitigation in the clean heating transition.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Economics
Lu Yu, Shuang Wu, Lu Jiang, Bowenpeng Ding, Xiaonan Shi
Summary: This paper analyzes survey data from Guangzhou, a city in South China, to estimate the effects of energy efficiency on residential energy consumption. The results show that greener buildings, with advanced building materials and high energy-efficient structures, can reduce the carbon footprints of households. Low-income households and those with environmentally friendly energy consumption behavior are more likely to benefit from living in energy-efficient buildings.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Huimin Li, Limin Su, Jian Zuo, Xiaowei An, Guanghua Dong, Lunyan Wang, Chengyi Zhang
Summary: This study aims to develop an identification method of unbalanced bidding in the construction industry. The proposed model uses a data-driven unit price database to identify unbalanced bidding through an extended TOPSIS method, supporting owners in efficiently identifying unbalanced bidding in the bid evaluation stage.
ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Bocun Tu, Jian Zuo, Rui-Dong Chang, Ronald J. Webber, Feng Xiong, Na Dong
Summary: This study develops a system dynamics model to assess the level of BIM implementation in the construction phase and provides effective strategies to enhance BIM application in the architecture engineering and construction industry. The simulation results in China show that the implementation ratio and quality of BIM will significantly improve in the construction phase, and factors such as policy support, BIM standards, owners' demand, investment, and strategic support play important roles in promoting the level of BIM implementation.
ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Yu Liu, Rui-Dong Chang, Jian Zuo, Feng Xiong, Na Dong
Summary: This research combines stakeholder management and cost management in the field of prefabricated construction (PC) for the first time, and explores effective cost control paths. The research findings can contribute to clarifying the key points of cost management for different stakeholders and improving the cost performance of PC projects.
ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xuerou Sheng, Leping Chen, Xueliang Yuan, Yuzhou Tang, Qian Yuan, Rong Chen, Qingsong Wang, Qiao Ma, Jian Zuo, Hongwei Liu
Summary: Green supply chain management (GSCM) has remarkable potential to support China's carbon neutrality target. However, the review and analysis of relevant policies reveal challenges in terms of multi-departmental collaboration and the existing legal system. Suggestions are proposed for improvement. The overall picture of GSCM in China can serve as a valuable reference for other developing countries.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Thermodynamics
Jixiang Liu, Shu Tian, Qingsong Wang, Yue Xu, Yujie Zhang, Xueliang Yuan, Qiao Ma, Haichao Ma, Chengqing Liu
Summary: This study focuses on coal consumption in Shandong Province and proposes a methodology system that uses aggregate reduction indicators for coal consumption control. By conducting scenario simulation and quantitative analysis, the study identifies the optimal scenario development mode and provides appropriate indicator ranges for future development in Shandong Province. The research findings can be used as a reference for the government in formulating coal reduction plans.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Huanyu Wu, Jian Zuo, Hongping Yuan, George Zillante, Jiayuan Wang
Summary: A large amount of Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste in Australia has been transported across states and countries for landfilling or recycling, which has affected the performance of the waste management sector. However, there is a lack of practical methods to evaluate the impacts. This study develops a method to evaluate the economic and social impacts of the cross-regional mobility of C&D waste in Australia.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Zhikun Ding, Xinping Wen, Jian Zuo, Yiyang Chen
Summary: This study investigates the determinants of the contractor's intention to recycle construction and demolition waste (CDW) by establishing an integrative model of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and the norm activation model (NAM) with rational and moral considerations. The results show that personal norms are the most critical determinant enhancing the CDW recycling intention, followed by perceived behavioral control. These findings provide useful insights for the government to develop effective management strategies to motivate CDW recycling intention of contractors.
Article
Development Studies
Yuan Xu, Guangrui Wang, Shuo Yang, Mingqiang Liu, Qingsong Wang, Shu Tian, Yujie Zhang, Yue Xu, Xueliang Yuan, Qiao Ma, Haichao Ma, Huibin Zhang
Summary: This study focuses on the development of sustainable agriculture in China and analyzes the factors influencing the implementation of circular agriculture in western Shandong Province. The structural equation model constructed and tested using AMOS software reveals the interaction mechanisms between variables. Data was collected through questionnaires and field surveys, and analyzed using SPSS and AMOS software. The top five key factors affecting the advancement of the model are government policy encouragement, preferential agricultural loans support, participation of specialized agricultural organizations, estimated revenue of the mode, and farmers' awareness of environmental protection.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Linwei Du, Jian Zuo, Kyle O'Farrell, Ruidong Chang, George Zillante, Liancheng Li
Summary: Transnational recycling of waste can have significant environmental and economic impacts, but current studies mainly focus on waste-importing countries. This study uses Australian export waste data to analyze the transnational recycling from the perspective of waste-exporting countries. The results show that exported waste is not fully recycled and there is no significant relationship between environmental factors and the destination of waste exports. It is recommended for waste-exporting and -importing countries to work together to track data and better understand the environmental impacts.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Linwei Du, Jian Zuo, John Vanzo, Ruidong Chang, George Zillante
Summary: Using historical data, big data, and geographical analysis, this study aims to improve the effectiveness of waste management in low-population density counties by identifying high-risk areas for illegal dumping. By combining illegal dumping locations with roadway characteristics, the study refines the high-risk areas to specific road sections, allowing for more targeted monitoring. The model developed in this research accurately distinguishes risk levels and identifies the factors influencing illegal dumping locations.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Youxi Zhang, Yu Liu, Rui Yu, Jian Zuo, Na Dong
Summary: This study aims to explore the collaboration paths of stakeholders in solving critical cost influencing factors (CIFs) of prefabricated construction (PC) to reduce costs. Stakeholders mainly show willingness and potential to collaborate on organization and management factors, while paying attention to incentive policies and prefabrication rates. The findings not only provide guidance for stakeholders to find potential partners and optimize resource allocation, but also facilitate sustainable collaboration to achieve PC's cost performance.
ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yue Li, Yuzhou Tang, Liang Qiao, Mengyue Liu, Leping Chen, Xueliang Yuan, Qingsong Wang, Qiao Ma
Summary: Solar heating is considered a clean and low-carbon heating method, but its high initial investment hinders its promotion in economically underdeveloped areas. The Chinese government proposes to widely adopt solar heating to meet the heating demands of rural residents. However, the research findings suggest that solar heating may not be the best solution for rural clean heating, as other projects with equal investment can bring more benefits.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Yang Wang, Meiling Gao, Jian Zuo, Katharine Bartsch
Summary: This study examines the social integration of individuals in the Fuling District, Chongqing Municipality, China after the construction of the Three Gorges Project. The study finds that social capital has different effects on social integration at different life stages, with the life stage playing a moderating role in the effects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Zhanyao Li, Guifang Chen, Huiru Ma, Fuyu Huang, Hao Xu, Liqiang Zhang, Xueliang Yuan, Xinyan Zhang, Shouyan Chen, Ping Zhou
Summary: Powdered activated coke has potential in wastewater treatment due to its good adsorption performance and low cost. However, its regeneration is difficult due to saturation, limiting its wider application. Hydrothermal regeneration in water treatment is a suitable solution as it does not require pre-drying and has minimal mass loss.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Qiaoqiao Yong, Huanyu Wu, Jiayuan Wang, Run Chen, Bo Yu, Jian Zuo, Linwei Du
Summary: This study proposes a methodology for the automatic identification of construction and demolition waste (CDW) landfills in large-scale areas using semantic segmentation of remote sensing imagery. The use of deep learning achieves automatic identification, and the case study results demonstrate the effectiveness of the method in identifying CDW landfills.
