Urban ecological transition: The practice of ecological civilization construction in China

Meng, Fanxin; Guo, Jinling; Guo, Zhanqiang; Lee, Jason C.K.; Liu, Gengyuan; Wang, Ning

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142633

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“…However, due to the rapid economic development, environmental problems have increased [3], with quality deterioration of the ecological environment being the most prominent. In order to effectively alleviate and curb further quality deterioration of the ecological environment, General Secretary Xi Jinping clearly stated in November 2012 during the eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China that we should vigorously promote the construction of an ecological civilization [4], strive to build a beautiful China, and realize a sustainable development of the Chinese nation [5]. In September 2013, General Secretary Xi, while in Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan, stated "beautiful scenery, golden hill and silver mountain", highlighting the importance of green and sustainable development [6].…”

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Evaluation of the Implementation Effect of the Ecological Compensation Policy in the Poyang Lake River Basin Based on Difference-in-Difference Method

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Watershed environments play an important supporting role in sustainable high-quality economic development in China, but they have been deteriorating. In order to solve environmental problems in the Poyang Lake River Basin brought about by economic development, the Jiangxi Provincial Government promulgated relevant river basin protection policies in 2015. However, after several years of this policy, the specific effects of its implementation are a matter of general concern to the government and academic circles. After years of policy implementation, the implementation effect of the watershed ecological compensation policy needs to be evaluated. Based on 4248 observations from the Jiangxi and Hunan Provinces, we adopt the difference-in-difference method to analyze the impact of the ecological compensation policy on the Poyang Lake River Basin. The empirical results show that the ecological compensation policy has a significant effect on water-quality improvement. Water quality in the upstream area is better than that in the downstream area; areas with small administrative areas have a smaller population, which in turn leads to better water quality in the river basin; and the higher the per capita GDP, the worse the water quality. Our results highlight the need for the following policy improvements: ecological priority, customizing measures to local conditions, tracing the main body, and strengthening supervision.

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Evaluation of the Implementation Effect of the Ecological Compensation Policy in the Poyang Lake River Basin Based on Difference-in-Difference Method

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“…However, it is noted that the reduced value of DCC does not mean the retrogression of the economy and the deterioration of the environment. It means the development of this city is relatively slower than other cities [ 39 ]. For example, the 2018 DCC value of Yangzhou is lower than that in 2017.…”

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On the Coupling and Coordination Development between Environment and Economy: A Case Study in the Yangtze River Delta of China

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Chen

Tao

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The coupling and coordination development of the environment and economy (CC2E) is one of the most vital issues to sustainable development. This paper adopted the coupling coordination model, projection pursuit algorithm, and random forest model to explore the spatial-temporal evolution and influencing factors of the CC2E in the Yangtze River Delta from 2015 to 2019, respectively. The results showed that: (1) The degree of coupling coordination (DCC) of the CC2E in most cities of the Yangtze River Delta has risen from primary coordination to intermediate coordination. (2) In the spatial perspective, the distribution of DCC is correlated with geographical location. The value of DCC in the western region was significantly lower than that of the eastern cities. (3) The influencing factors results showed that the GDP in the economic subsystem and the annual average concentration of PM2.5 in the environmental subsystem were the most influencing factors of DCC in the Yangtze River Delta. The established index system of CC2E and the measurements of CC2E provide a new idea for how to achieve sustainable development. Meanwhile, this study can provide recommendations for formulating the environmental protection and economic development policy.

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“…As a philosophical topic and cultural theory, ecological civilization focused on balancing the relationship between humans and nature [20]. However, due to the limited space for science and technology discourse, ecological civilization has not been thoroughly conducted in practice until the administrative announcement of building it in the 17th Party Congress in 2007 [21].…”

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“…In the past, the traditional guiding ideology of a political promotion tournament was "only GDP", that is, local cadres with better economic performance are more likely to be promoted while the opposite will face a lower promotion probability [16][17][18]. Since the announcement of ecological civilization, a new model of political promotion tournament was proposed and air pollution reduction (or environmental performance) had priority over economic growth, that is, only those who meet the environmental criteria firstly and achieve rapid economic growth simultaneously are more likely to be promoted [19][20][21][22][23]. Against this institutional reform, local cadres will have enough impetus in developing the economy and protecting the environment at the same time to achieve the win-win of an economy-environment balance.…”

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Ecological Civilization Demonstration Zone, Air Pollution Reduction, and Political Promotion Tournament in China: Empirical Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment

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Geng

Jing-xue

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Using the ecological civilization demonstration zone as a quasi-natural experiment, this study has explored the effect of it on air pollution in China by employing the difference-in-differences model and the spatial difference-in-differences model, and further tested the political promotion tournament in China by employing the binary logit model. The results show that the ecological civilization demonstration zone has basically and effectively reduced air pollution, except for carbon monoxide and ozone. In addition, the spatial spillover effects of the ecological civilization demonstration zone on air pollution are not only basically supported among the treated cities, but also extremely established in the untreated cities neighboring the treated cities. Furthermore, no clear evidence supports the establishment of the political promotion tournament in China, while local cadres tend to cope with the assessment of higher officials passively rather than actively. Overall, this study sheds light on the coordination of economic development and ecological civilization from the perspective of the career concerns of local cadres.

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Urban ecological transition: The practice of ecological civilization construction in China

Cited by 138 publications

References 21 publications

Evaluation of the Implementation Effect of the Ecological Compensation Policy in the Poyang Lake River Basin Based on Difference-in-Difference Method

Evaluation of the Implementation Effect of the Ecological Compensation Policy in the Poyang Lake River Basin Based on Difference-in-Difference Method

On the Coupling and Coordination Development between Environment and Economy: A Case Study in the Yangtze River Delta of China

Ecological Civilization Demonstration Zone, Air Pollution Reduction, and Political Promotion Tournament in China: Empirical Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment

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