Evolution and interaction of ecological civilization construction pattern from the perspective of path dependence–based on the panel data of Jiangsu Province, China

Peng, Benhong; Yan, Weimin; Wei, Guo; Wan, Anxia

doi:10.1007/s10668-021-01942-8

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“…A strong positive relationship between the economy and ECC has been reported in the literature; however, several previous studies evaluating the association observed an inconsistent result. These findings cannot be extrapolated to all provinces, we also detected that several provinces had the opposite situation, and this inconsistency may have been due to the negative impact of economic growth on severe ecological damage and the increased consumption of energy and resources leading to imbalanced development [28,33,[64][65][66][67]. The conclusion indicated that with economic development, the effect of ECC was not the same in each province.…”

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confidence: 73%

“…Second, the evaluation of ECC at different levels displayed the spatial imbalance. Some researchers studied the spatial distribution at the national [31,32], provincial (Jiangsu and Xinjiang) [33,34], and regional levels, in particular 269 and 329 Chinese cities [26,32], resources cities [35,36], environment-based cities [37], and coastal cities [38]. In addition, the scope of ecological civilization studies has gradually expanded to include oceans [39], mining regions [40], ecologically fragile regions [41], and ports [42].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Fourth, inconsistent models and methods increased the uncertainty of the evaluation results. Previous research has established evaluation models and methods such as TOPSIS, DEA, PSR, and GWR [22,31,33,36].…”

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

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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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“…For example, Du et al [ 63 ] argue that the key to coordinated development is to achieve a win–win situation between economic development and ecological protection. Peng et al [ 64 ] regarded economic quality as the main factor affecting the construction of ecological civilization in Jiangsu Province. However, there are some conflicts between environmental protection and economic growth in the short term [ 35 ].…”

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

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Yang

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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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“…Ecological civilization is defined as a Chinese adaption of the sustainable development concept [ 4 ]. Second, several scholars have adopted an analytic hierarchy process, grey correlation analysis, the entropy method, Pearson correlation coefficient, regression model, and coupling model to evaluate and analyze the level of ecological civilization construction [ 5 , 6 ]. Some scholars used the data envelopment analysis (DEA) game cross-efficiency model to construct an ecological civilization performance evaluation system [ 7 ].…”

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Spatiotemporal Evolution and Factors Influencing Ecological Civilization Development in Chinese Watersheds

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Zhao

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The construction of ecological civilization plays an important role in realizing the harmonious coexistence between man and nature. The aims of this study were to explore the development of ecological civilization in China’s top 10 river basins from 2004 to 2018 and construct an evaluation index system of ecological civilization. Factor analysis was used for the evaluation, and intergroup gap and panel regression analyses were utilized to determine the evolution of the spatiotemporal patterns and factors affecting the development level of ecological civilization in Chinese river basins. The results show that areas with a high level of ecological civilization development gradually spread to peripheral basins such as the Liaohe, Yellow, and Songhua River basins. The level of ecological civilization in China’s watersheds is undergoing continuous development. The degree of opening up, forest cover, and education have markedly positive effects on the development of ecological civilization in the basins, whereas urban development and financial autonomy have significant negative effects. The results of this study provide new ideas for evaluating the level of ecological civilization construction, as well as a reference for the government to formulate policies related to the construction of ecological civilization in river basins.

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Evolution and interaction of ecological civilization construction pattern from the perspective of path dependence–based on the panel data of Jiangsu Province, China

Cited by 11 publications

References 31 publications

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

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

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

Spatiotemporal Evolution and Factors Influencing Ecological Civilization Development in Chinese Watersheds

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