Journal of Geographical Sciences, Volume. 30, Issue 5, 724(2020)

Spatio-temporal evolution and influencing factors of urban green development efficiency in China

Liang ZHOU1,2, Chenghu ZHOU2, Lei CHE3、*, and Bao WANG4
Author Affiliations
  • 1Faculty of Geomatics, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
  • 3School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
  • 4Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, CAS, Lanzhou 730000, China
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    Figures & Tables(8)
    The temporal evolution of UGDE in China from 2005 to 2015
    The decomposition of the Theil index of UGDE in different regions of China
    The multi-level evolution of UGDE in urban agglomerations of China from 2005 to 2015
    The UGDE in multi-level urban agglomerations from 2005 to 2015
    The factors influencing the mechanism of UGDE in China
    • Table 1.

      The evaluation of UGDE in China

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      Table 1.

      The evaluation of UGDE in China

      TypeFirst level indicatorsSecond level indicatorsThird level indicators
      InputCapitalFixed capital stockTotal social fixed capital investment
      LaborNumber of unit employersNumber of unit employees at the end of the year
      TechnologyNumber of patent authorizationsNumber of patent applications granted by region
      ResourcesWater, land, and energy consumptionTotal water supply, urban built-up area, total electricity consumption
      Artificial and natural gas supply, liquefied gas supply
      OutputDesirable outputEconomic benefitsGDP (constant price in 2005)
      Social benefitsAverage wage of urban employees, total retail sales of consumer goods
      Environmental benefitsArea of urban green space, percentage cover of green space, utilization rate of industrial solid waste
      centralized treatment rate of sewage treatment plants, treatment rate of harmless domestic garbage
      Undesirable outputEnvironmental pollutionAmount of industrial wastewater, amount of industrial SO2 emitted, amount of industrial dust emitted
    • Table 2.

      The spatial Markov transfer matrix of UGDE from 2005 to 2015

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      Table 2.

      The spatial Markov transfer matrix of UGDE from 2005 to 2015

      Type2005-20082008-20092009-2015
      123412341234
      110.8470.0970.0280.0280.7620.1190.0710.0480.8440.1310.0100.015
      20.2920.4770.2000.0310.1900.2380.4760.0950.2020.5510.1910.056
      30.1670.2500.4170.1670.1670.4170.2500.1670.0000.2750.6250.100
      40.1110.1110.2220.5560.2220.0000.0000.7780.0340.0520.1900.724
      210.6740.3040.0220.0000.3570.5000.0710.0710.8050.1610.0110.023
      20.2500.5150.1760.0590.1540.3460.3850.1150.1670.5920.2250.017
      30.1180.1960.5490.1370.0450.0910.5000.3640.0160.2030.6260.154
      40.0000.0430.0870.8700.0000.0000.2220.7780.0100.0510.1530.786
      310.7400.2600.0000.0000.4550.3640.0910.0910.6920.2820.0130.013
      20.2800.4800.2000.0400.1760.2940.4710.0590.1300.6520.1740.043
      30.0820.2190.5480.1510.0770.2310.3080.3850.0170.1820.6450.157
      40.0190.0740.1480.7590.0000.1000.2000.7000.0090.0260.1830.783
      410.8330.1330.0330.0000.6000.4000.0000.0000.8380.1620.0000.000
      20.2070.5170.2410.0340.0560.3890.5560.0000.1200.6520.1630.065
      30.0490.2460.5570.1480.0000.1110.5000.3890.0100.2860.4800.224
      40.0000.0100.2370.7530.0000.0420.0420.9170.0000.0310.2210.748
    • Table 3.

      The estimation of the factors influencing UGDE in China

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      Table 3.

      The estimation of the factors influencing UGDE in China

      VariableModel (1)Z valueModel (2)Z valueModel (3)Z value
      Human and social factorsrgdp0.025***3.680.030***4.20
      rgdp20.013***3.680.015***4.20
      is0.087*1.550.089*1.58
      fdi0.007**2.070.005*1.50
      te-0.439***-6.64-0.453***-6.84
      Natural background factorstem0.005**2.320.007***3.21
      pre-0.004-0.67-0.001-0.40
      eq0.00010.280.00040.38
      ndvi0.119*1.67-0.0271.01
      C0.212***-3.710.723***-3.620.099***1.01
      Correlation testsigma_u0.1810.1870.178
      sigma_e0.1390.1410.139
      rho0.6280.6380.621
      likelihood ratio test1305.721262.741312.67
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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jan. 5, 2020

    Accepted: Feb. 17, 2020

    Published Online: Sep. 30, 2020

    The Author Email: CHE Lei (cheleigeo@126.com)

    DOI:10.1007/s11442-020-1752-5

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