| BR | The ratio of urban built-up area |
| BTH | Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei |
| CPEZ | Chengdu Plain Economic Zone |
| EC | Energy consumption per unit of output |
| GDP | Gross regional product |
| GDPP | Per capita gross regional product |
| GR | Ratio of green space |
| PD | Population density |
| PP | Per capita park area |
| PRD | Pearl River Delta |
| SDM | Spatial model |
| SEDAC | Socioeconomic data and applications center |
| SEM | Spatial error model |
| SIR | The ratio of secondary industry |
| SLM | Spatial lag model |
| STIRPAT | Stochastic impacts by regression on population, affluence, and technology |
| YRD | Yangtze River Delta |