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Health dividends of urbanization and spatial spillovers: evidence from urban agglomerations in the Yangtze River Economic Belt

Source: Frontiers - Health • Published: 01 Jul 2026, 00:00

Health dividends of urbanization and spatial spillovers: evidence from urban agglomerations in the Yangtze River Economic Belt

Assess urbanization and spatial spillovers on public health across multiple Chinese cities, focusing on transmission channels and regional heterogeneity.

Key Takeaways
  • These limitations are particularly salient in the context of the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB)
  • While the downstream Yangtze River Delta has entered a post-industrialization stage
  • Offering an ideal policy scenario to test whether green urbanization can achieve health co-benefits ( 19 )
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