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Abstract： |
To optimize urban form for reducing carbon emission becomes a key strategy in constructing low-carbon cities. The existing literature proves the significant impact of urban form on transportation carbon emission, however the studies about the impact on building carbon emission are limited. Based on 1 188 households survey data
collected from Beijing, this study found that the household building carbon emission increases 0.48% with the 1% increase in housing area per capita and increases 27.54% with one more people per household. It also has curve-shape relationship with household income per capita, and it is negatively related to urban population density. Therefore in order to reduce household building carbon emission and to develop a low-carbon city, Beijing could adopt the measures such as developing more compactly, limiting household area in real estate market, and promoting low-carbon lifestyle in the upper-middle class. |
