Research on the Coupling Coordination Relationship between Urbanization and the Air Environment: A Case Study of the Area of Wuhan

• Published in: Atmosphere Vol. 6; no. 10; pp. 1539 - 1558
• Main Authors: Ding, Lei, Zhao, Weituo, Huang, Yalin, Cheng, Shenggao, Liu, Chao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2015
• Subjects: air environment; Air pollution; Air quality; coupling coordination degree model; PSR model; Urban sprawl; Urbanization; Wuhan; China, People's Rep., Hubei Prov., Wuhan

China’s high-speed socioeconomic development has been characterized by rapid urbanization and a series of ecological environment issues, especially air pollution. This paper proposed a comprehensive indicator system for the evaluation of urbanization and the air environment in Wuhan, a metropolis in...