An Empirical Study on the Relationship between Baoding’s Economic Development and Environmental Quality—Testing Baoding’s Environmental Kuznets Curve

Abstract

In this paper, we selected the data of Per capita gross domestic product and industrial “Three types of industrial waste" emissions in Baoding from 2005 to 2014.We analyzed the characteristics of economic development and environmental pollution in Baoding. Based on the environmental Kuznets theory, by using the Excel software to fit the environmental Kuznets curve of Baoding. The results show that between the Per capita gross domestic product and industrial “Three types of industrial waste" emissions in Baoding meet the inverted "N" relationship.