Evolution and Influencing Factors of Spatial Correlation Network of Construction Carbon Emission in China from the Perspective of Whole Life Cycle

Based on the whole life cycle perspective,the carbon emissions of the provincial construction industry in China from 2011 to 2019 were calculated from the production, construction,operation,and demolition stages of building materials. A spatial correlation network matrix of the carbon emissions in the construction industry was constructed by using the modified gravity model,and the structural characteristics of the correlation network were described by introducing social network analysis. Through the quadratic assignment program,the spatial correlation matrix of carbon emissions in the construction industry and its influencing factors were regressed and analyzed. The conclusions were as follows: ① the spatial correlation network of carbon emissions in Chinaś construction industry clearly existed. The network density and network correlation numbers were gradually rising, and the network tightness and stability were gradually improving. ② Shanghai,Tianjin,Beijing,and Jiangsu had a higher degree centrality and closeness centrality,which are the core and dominant positions of the spatial correlation network of carbon emissions in the construction industry. Zhejiang replaced Shanghai in the top four from 2013 to 2018,and the betweenness centrality of each province had unbalanced characteristics. ③ Beijing,Tianjin,Jiangsu,Inner Mongolia,Shanghai,and Shandong were“net beneficiaries”blocks, receiving the carbon emissions from other regions. Four provinces,Guangdong,Chongqing,Fujian,and Shandong,belonged to the“broker”sector,achieving a dynamic balance between the production and consumption sides of building carbon emissions. The remaining 20 provinces played a“net spillovers”role,actively sending carbon emissions from the construction industry to other provinces. The correlation between blocks was much greater than the correlation relationship within the blocks. ④ Industrial structure,urban population,spatial adjacency,consumption level,and construction industry process structure had a significant influence on the spatial correlation of carbon emissions in the construction industry. The greater the inter-provincial differences in industrial structure,urban population,spatial adjacency,and consumption level,the greater the similarity of inter-provincial construction industry process structure,and the stronger the spatial correlation and spatial spillover of the construction industry carbon emissions. Finally,according to the evolution characteristics and influencing factors of the spatial correlation network of building carbon emissions,relevant countermeasures and suggestions were provided for the collaborative carbon reduction development of the construction industry region. © 2024 Science Press. All rights reserved.