Eco-efficiency analysis of industrial system in China: A data envelopment analysis approach

Zhang, Bing; Bi, Jun; Fan, Ziying; Yuan, Zengwei; Ge, Junjie

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.03.009

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“…However, from an ecological perspective, environmental pollutants are not desirable for a city. A commonly used method to address undesirable outputs (Dyckhoff and Allen, 2001;Korhonen and Luptacik, 2004;Zhang et al, 2008) is to treat them as inputs, so that the DMU simultaneously reduces the inputs and undesirable outputs to increase eco-efficiency. Based on this vision, this paper adopted the DEA model for eco-efficiency analysis.…”

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“…In the economy-natural dimension, we input material, energy and products produced (i.e., value), while waste and emissions (i.e., other undesirable outputs) are unavoidable (Zhang et al, 2008). Therefore, there are two essential classes of inputs from nature into the economy: the supply of resources (i.e., energy, money, water) and nature's function as sink for the discharge of residuals and pollutants.…”

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Using eco-efficiency as an indicator for sustainable urban development: A case study of Chinese provincial capital cities

Yin

Wang

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a b s t r a c tUrbanisation in China has resulted in an increased consumption of resources, energy and materials and led to negative environmental effects. All of these factors have motivated the widely discussed topic of urban sustainable development in China. The core of this discussion is how to quantitatively measure urban sustainable development. This research uses eco-efficiency as an indicator to measure urban sustainable development. A data envelopment analysis model was applied to eco-efficiency analysis using environmental pollution as an undesirable output, and a super-efficiency model was modified for ranking. Using real datum for 30 Chinese provincial capital cities, an empirical study was employed to describe their eco-efficiency. The results show that: almost half of the cities are fairly eco-efficient. The inefficient cities are mainly located in the southwest and northwest of China, which are the undeveloped economic zones, while some of the eco-efficient cities have more environmental pollution and consume more land, energy and water. When ranking cities using a modified model, it was found that Haikou, Fuzhou and Beijing were the top three most eco-efficient cities, while Yinchuan, Lanzhou, Guiyang were the bottom three. When exploring the driving force of eco-efficiency, this paper proposes changing the GDP-oriented growth model and appraisal system, continuously transforming and upgrading the industrial structure and stopping the migration of heavy industry from east to west, south to north and city to countryside.

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Using eco-efficiency as an indicator for sustainable urban development: A case study of Chinese provincial capital cities

Yin

Wang

et al. 2014

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“…Inter-firm clusters at supply chain level, represented by eco-industrial parks (EIPs) and involving industrial symbiosis; 3. Entire cities/municipalities, incorporating industrial metabolism (Chertow and Lombardi, 2005;Zhang, et al, 2008;Zhang, et al, 2009;Zhang, et al, 2010) Environmental Economics (Cropper and Oates, 1992;Dorfman, 1993) with its emphasis very much on economics, sought to examine how the environment could be managed in order to allow economic growth to continue. By the 1980s, frustration with progress led to a second school of thought, Ecological Economics, separating itself and developing a more ecologicallycentred approach (Daly and Farley, 2004).…”

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The Circular Economy: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Concept and Application in a Global Context

Skene²,

2015

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There have long been calls from industry for guidance in implementing strategies for sustainable development. The Circular Economy represents the most recent attempt to conceptualize the integration of economic activity and environmental wellbeing in a sustainable way. This set of ideas has been adopted by China as the basis of their economic development (included in both the 11 th and the 12 th 'Five Year Plan'), escalating the concept in minds of western policymakers and NGOs. This paper traces the conceptualisations and origins of the Circular Economy, tracing its meanings and exploring its antecedents in economics and ecology, and discusses how the Circular Economy has been operationalised in business and policy. The paper finds that while the Circular Economy places emphasis on the redesign of processes and cycling of materials, which may contribute to more sustainable business models, it also encapsulates tensions and limitations. These include an absence of the social dimension inherent in sustainable development that limits its ethical dimensions, and some unintended consequences. This leads us to propose a revised definition of the Circular Economy as "an economic model wherein planning, resourcing, procurement, production and reprocessing are designed and managed, as both process and output, to maximize ecosystem functioning and human well-being".

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“…During the 11th (2006-10) and 12 th Five-Year Plan periods, the intention was to reduce energy consumption per unit GDP by 20% and 16%, respectively [7][8]. However, a lack of accountability for provincial emissions and energy reduction efforts has led to poor implementation of national policies; consequently, the central government has decided to place particular emphasis on the allocation of natural resources to the provinces and autonomous regions.…”

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Measurements and Factors of Carbon Emission Efficiency

Chen¹,

He²

2017

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Eco-efficiency analysis of industrial system in China: A data envelopment analysis approach

Cited by 427 publications

References 27 publications

Using eco-efficiency as an indicator for sustainable urban development: A case study of Chinese provincial capital cities

Using eco-efficiency as an indicator for sustainable urban development: A case study of Chinese provincial capital cities

The Circular Economy: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Concept and Application in a Global Context

Measurements and Factors of Carbon Emission Efficiency

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