Progress of Chinese ecological civilization construction and obstacles during 2003–2020: Implications from one set of emergy-based indicator system

Ling, Yan; Zhang, Xiaohong; Pan, Hengyu; Wu, Jun; Lin, Lili; Zhang, Yanzong; Xu, Chang‐Lian; Xu, Min; Luo, Hao

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108112

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“…Yan et al [ 65 ] believe that to accelerate the construction of ecological civilization, it is necessary to promote the coordination between social harmony and human–environment harmony. Therefore, in the field of social life, the government should pay attention to the harmonious development of ecology and society, while improving policy objectives, economic incentive policies, information participation policies, and policy feedback effectiveness.…”

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Regional Ecological Civilization Policy: Evidence from Jiangsu Province, China

Jia

Yang

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Evaluating the effectiveness of ecological civilization policies is the basis from which policymakers can optimize policies. From the perspective of the overall effectiveness of regional policies, and taking Jiangsu Province as an example, this study constructed a quantitative evaluation model of eco-civilization policy text and an eco-civilization evaluation index system. Using these tools, this paper evaluates the effectiveness of 53 ecological civilization policies issued by Jiangsu Province during 2004–2019 to promote the construction of ecological civilization in the four fields of resource utilization, environmental protection, economic development, and social life. There are three key findings. (1) During the period of 2004–2019, the effectiveness of the textual content of ecological civilization policies in Jiangsu Province generally showed a fluctuating upward trend. (2) The construction effectiveness indexes of the four fields of eco-civilization all showed a growth trend, but the construction effect varied greatly. The index of economic development had grown rapidly, while environmental protection had grown slowly. (3) Ecological civilization policies in Jiangsu Province were effective in promoting the construction of ecological civilization. However, the effects of different policy dimensions on ecological civilization development in the four fields were significantly different. Finally, based on these results, powerful recommendations are provided for the optimization of eco-civilization policies in Jiangsu Province. Moreover, Jiangsu is the first province in China to launch a provincial-level ecological civilization construction plan. Its policy optimization to promote ecological civilization construction can also provide an example and realistic basis for reference for the construction of eco-civilization in other provinces in China.

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Regional Ecological Civilization Policy: Evidence from Jiangsu Province, China

Jia

Yang

et al. 2021

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“…They determine the weight through expert scoring method and calculate the level of ecological civilization construction in each region, then evaluate the development of ecological civilization construction levels. However, there is also some research gaps in this area: (1) There is a lack of dynamic evaluation: the existing research belongs to the static evaluation, the dynamic research on ecological civilization construction has not yet been carried out. For the provincial ecological civilization construction evaluation, scholars usually assess the prefecture city of a year, and rarely cover the entire province of the prefecture cities with continuous evaluation; (2) There is a lack of spatial comparison: the existing research methods are relatively simple and lack spatial comparative analysis within the same region.…”

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“…The domestic ecological civilization construction evaluation theory and practice mode has also gradually developed in the national ecological civilization construction environment. Scientific evaluation index system of ecological civilization could not only evaluate ecological civilization level, but also provide targeted policy recommendations and decision- reference [ 1 , 2 ]. Therefore, it is of great significance to carry out the scientific, effective and comprehensive dynamic evaluation of the construction of ecological civilization in Jiangxi Province, and to promote the further development of ecological civilization in Jiangxi Province.…”

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“…This paper adopts the method of combining AHP and GIS to determine which criteria should be considered in the evaluation of ecological civilization construction and the dynamic spatial distribution of ecological civilization construction level within the same area, so as to identify the development degree of ecological civilization. The novelty of this paper can be summarized as follows: (1) Through in-depth research on relevant literature and industry reports, a standard system (resources, ecological environment, economic efficiency, social development standards and their sub-standards) for further evaluation of ecological civilization construction is established. (2) The use of the integration of GIS-AHP to coordinate the important roles and priorities of different dimensions in the construction of ecological civilization has reference significance for formulating differentiated and regional coordinated policies.…”

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Dynamic evaluation of the ecological civilization of Jiangxi Province: GIS and AHP approaches

Yi²,

Shuai³

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PLoS ONE

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Faced with the increasingly severe ecological environment, China promotes the construction of ecological civilization vigorously. Therefore, it is of great significance to adopt scientific, effective and comprehensive methods to evaluate development status of ecological civilization. Based on the panel data from 2010 to 2014, this paper employs GIS and AHP methods to dynamically examine the level of ecological civilization construction in Jiangxi Province. The results indicate that: (1) The ecological civilization construction in Jiangxi Province is 13.23% higher than the national average, whereas there is an imbalance in the development of different cities within the province; (2) The ecological civilization construction in the whole province rises first and then falls; (3) The performances of the cities vary in different dimensions of the construction of ecological civilization that cities in Jiangxi province perform well in the dimension of ecological environment, but perform poorly in the dimension of social development. Finally, we put forward policy recommendations for improving ecological environment to realize harmonious development between human and nature.

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“…Researchers selected the evaluation index ranges from the national and provincial levels at society, economy, environment, and resource aspects [28,29]. Several studies adjusted the evaluation range in technology, physiological, psychological, human development, and so on [29,30]. Second, the evaluation of ECC at different levels displayed the spatial imbalance.…”

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Assessing the Spatiotemporal Development of Ecological Civilization for China’s Sustainable Development

Zhang

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Sustainability

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The ecological civilization strategy in China has accelerated its national sustainability. However, few systematic evaluations of Chinese Ecological Civilization Construction (ECC) have provided detailed and timely information regarding estimations of the sustainable development levels. Here, we combined indicators and policies of the United Nations (UN) sustainable development goals (SDGs) with Chinese ecological civilization and built an integrated assessment system with mixed indicators for evaluating the sustainable development levels in five dimensions (i.e., economy, society, ecology, culture, and institutions). Based on the acquired sustainability index from the system, we revealed the spatiotemporal transitions at the national and provincial levels from 2005 to 2019 in China. Specifically, both the national and provincial ECC temporally increased in this period, while spatially, the development performance of ECC was differentiated across provinces and regions. In particular, sustainable trajectories in east China and coastal regions presented better than the west and inland. Moreover, we identified the different dimensional contributions between the top and bottom provinces in ECC development. The results showed that the institutional, social, and cultural dimensions created more effects than the economic and ecological dimensions. By analyzing the provincial development patterns, we recommend the comprehensive development of ECC across the five dimensions and suggest that addressing weak dimensions is a priority. The proposed system will elevate the sustainable development strategies and pave the way for the broadening of the framework’s application to other regions and countries in the future.

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Progress of Chinese ecological civilization construction and obstacles during 2003–2020: Implications from one set of emergy-based indicator system

Cited by 37 publications

References 62 publications

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Regional Ecological Civilization Policy: Evidence from Jiangsu Province, China

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Regional Ecological Civilization Policy: Evidence from Jiangsu Province, China

Dynamic evaluation of the ecological civilization of Jiangxi Province: GIS and AHP approaches

Assessing the Spatiotemporal Development of Ecological Civilization for China’s Sustainable Development

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