Study on the Air Pollution Control Policy Coordination Status in Chengdu-Chongqing Urban Agglomeration, China

Abstract

Air pollution is a severe problem that the government and society have paid wide attention to in recent years. Its spatial spillover effect and liquidity raises the necessity of collaborative governance among different administrative subjects. This paper selects 153 policy texts related to coordinated air pollution control released by Chengdu-Chongqing urban agglomeration from 2010 to 2020, and uses UCINET to analyze the centrality, density, and reciprocity of cooperation between cities and government departments. The results show that cities with high administrative levels and developed economies play a leading role in cooperation. Compared with administrative divisions, geographical proximity has a greater impact on the closeness of city cooperation. In terms of coordinated governance between departments, most departments have participated in the cooperation. This research shows the current status of the coordinated control of air pollution in the Chengdu-Chongqing urban agglomeration, which will help optimize such policies in the future.