Author(s)

Wei Gu, Kuanqi Du

Corresponding Author

Wei Gu

ABSTRACT

On the foundation of IPAT model framework, this paper calculates the environmental pressure based on material resources in Nanjing, Wuhan and Chengdu in China from 2008 to 2017, and analyzes the factors of population, affluence degree and technical level by log mean divisia index method to explore the direction and extent on environment. In general, demographic factors and affluence factors have an increasing effect on environmental pressure, and technological advances have a mitigating effect on environmental pressure. In different cities, due to other factors such as resource endowment and location, even if the economic aggregates are similar, the magnitude and extent of the factors considered in the model will be different, suggesting that the development of urban economy should be tailored to local conditions and promoting technology progress is a key issue.

KEYWORDS

Material resources, IPAT model, urban environmental pressure