Could the Construction of Sustainable Development Pilot Zones Improve the Urban Environment Efficiency in China?
Joint Authors
Xue, Bing
Ma, Junxia
Zhang, Zilong
Lu, Chenyu
Source
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-03-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
As the forerunner and policy test field of the sustainable development, the sustainable development pilot zones are an important strategy for China to explore the mechanism and model of the coordinated development of human and land in different regional units.
However, the impact of sustainable development pilot zones, especially on the improvement of environmental efficiency, needs to be assessed.
In this paper, 187 prefecture-level cities in China were taken as samples (22 sustainable development pilot zones and 165 nonpilot ones).
Firstly, the environmental efficiency of 187 prefecture-level cities between 2006 and 2016 was measured by data envelopment analysis (DEA).
Then, the effect of construction of sustainable development pilot zones on environmental efficiency was assessed using the difference-in-difference (DID) model.
The assessment results were further verified by propensity score matching with difference-in-difference (PSM-DID).
In addition, the impact mechanism of construction of the sustainable development pilot zones on the environmental efficiency was discussed.
Results show that the environmental efficiency of sustainable development pilot zones is 27.7∼31.7% greater than that of nonsustainable one, which is mainly attributed to the environmental regulation and industrial structure adjustment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ma, Junxia& Zhang, Zilong& Lu, Chenyu& Xue, Bing. 2020. Could the Construction of Sustainable Development Pilot Zones Improve the Urban Environment Efficiency in China?. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153431
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ma, Junxia…[et al.]. Could the Construction of Sustainable Development Pilot Zones Improve the Urban Environment Efficiency in China?. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153431
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ma, Junxia& Zhang, Zilong& Lu, Chenyu& Xue, Bing. Could the Construction of Sustainable Development Pilot Zones Improve the Urban Environment Efficiency in China?. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153431
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1153431