Journal of Geographical Sciences, Volume. 30, Issue 7, 1117(2020)

Regional eco-efficiency evaluation and spatial pattern analysis of the Yangtze River Economic Zone

Lin HA1,2,3, Jianjun TU2, Jianping YANG1、*, Chunhai XU1, Jiaxing PANG4, Debin LU5, Zuolin YAO6, and Wenyu ZHAO4
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, CAS, Lanzhou 730000, China
  • 2College of Economics and Management, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
  • 3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 4College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
  • 5Department of Land Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
  • 6Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
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    Figures & Tables(17)
    Location of the Yangtze River Economic Zone
    Eco-efficiency changes of the prefecture-level cities scale
    Spatial eco-efficiency differences of the prefecture-level cities scale in the Yangtze River Economic Zone
    Changes of eco-efficiency at the provincial scale in the Yangtze River Economic Zone
    Distribution of eco-efficiency in the Yangtze River Economic Zone
    Eco-efficiency changes in different reaches of the Yangtze River Economic Zone
    Moran's I scatter plot of regional eco-efficiency in the Yangtze River Economic Zone
    LISA significance of eco-efficiency in the Yangtze River Economic Zone
    LISA agglomeration of eco-efficiency in the Yangtze River Economic Zone
    Distribution of regional eco-efficiency standard deviation ellipse
    The migration orbit of regional eco-efficiency gravity center
    • Table 1.

      The index system of eco-efficiency

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      Table 1.

      The index system of eco-efficiency

      Indicator typeIndicator attributeIndicator name (unit)
      InputCapitalFixed assets investment (ten thousand yuan)
      Labor forceEmployed population (10,000 people)
      EnergyEnergy consumption per 10 thousand yuan GDP
      LandUrban construction land area (square kilometers)
      Water resourcesTotal urban water use (10,000 tons)
      Desired outputTotal economic developmentRegional GDP (100 million yuan)
      Undesired outputWastewater disposalWastewater discharge (10,000 tons)
      Exhaust emissionsExhaust emissions (10,000 tons)
      Solid waste dischargeSolid waste discharge (10,000 tons)
    • Table 2.

      Eco-efficiency of each city in the Yangtze River Economic Zone (The number of letter “H” is corresponding to Figures 2 and 3)

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      Table 2.

      Eco-efficiency of each city in the Yangtze River Economic Zone (The number of letter “H” is corresponding to Figures 2 and 3)

      DecisionunitEvaluation valueStdevpDecisionunitEvaluation valueStdevp
      20002005201020152000200520102015
      Kunming (H1)0.1730.2700.2360.2780.041Ziyang (H43)0.1260.5040.1680.6030.207
      Qujing (H2)0.1430.4710.1650.2360.130Ngawa* (H44)0.0800.1620.0550.1930.057
      Yuxi (H3)0.2871.0000.2530.3500.306Garzê* (H45)0.0610.1180.0530.1550.042
      Zhaotong (H4)0.1320.4340.1270.2070.125Liangshan* (H46)0.5020.6970.1941.0000.293
      Chuxiong (H5)0.1660.3970.1480.1470.106Chongqing (H47)0.1740.3680.4130.5120.123
      Honghe (H6)0.2380.4810.2690.3670.095Wuhan (H48)0.3610.5350.5141.0000.239
      Wenshan (H7)0.1140.3620.1300.1920.098Huangshi (H49)0.2330.3810.2540.5540.128
      Puer (H8)0.0840.3230.1050.1890.094Shiyan (H50)0.1930.3850.2210.5250.134
      Xishuangbanna* (H9)0.1090.2710.1270.1550.063Jingzhou (H51)0.2340.5190.2770.6940.187
      Dali* (H10)0.2570.8260.1680.3340.255Yichang (H52)0.2950.6370.4091.0000.269
      Baoshan (H11)0.1110.2890.1250.1700.070Xiangyang (H53)0.2920.6870.6751.0000.251
      Dehong (H12)0.0810.1700.1130.1120.032Ezhou (H54)0.1650.2010.2630.5620.157
      Lijiang (H13)0.0570.1640.0720.1170.042Jingmen (H55)0.3310.6700.4430.7800.178
      Nujiang (H14)0.0340.0810.0980.0720.023Xiaogan (H56)0.2691.0000.2120.7220.326
      Diqing* (H15)0.0350.1350.0840.1140.037Huanggang (H57)0.4311.0000.4031.0000.292
      Lincang (H16)0.0890.3740.1010.1830.114Xianning (H58)0.2300.8190.3871.0000.312
      Guiyang (H17)0.0810.1020.1670.3990.126Enshi* (H59)0.2610.4890.3770.6390.139
      Liupanshui (H18)0.0600.1590.1150.5650.199Suizhou (H60)0.4430.6170.5111.0000.215
      Zunyi (H19)0.1150.2980.1970.5300.156Xiantao (H61)0.4470.3020.1801.0000.313
      Tongren (H20)0.0500.2590.0790.3480.124Tianmen (H62)0.3920.2320.1100.4930.147
      SW Guizhou* (H21)0.0540.2480.0700.3540.125Qianjing (H63)0.2010.2130.1671.0000.350
      Bijie (H22)0.0960.3240.1261.0000.365Changsha (H64)0.1541.0000.5130.7100.308
      Anshun (H23)0.0550.1540.0720.2970.096Zhuzhou (H65)0.1100.7900.1620.4260.270
      SE Guizhou* (H24)0.0590.1660.0730.3880.132Xiangtan (H66)0.0800.5430.1240.3930.191
      Qiannan* (H25)0.0911.0000.0820.4850.375Hengyang (H67)0.0950.7840.1700.4200.269
      Chengdu (H26)0.2170.4550.4280.5870.133Shaoyang (H68)0.1250.6350.0970.3960.219
      Zigong (H27)0.0910.2240.1260.3720.109Yueyang (H69)0.1061.0000.1750.5670.357
      Panzhihua (H28)0.0820.1800.1200.2240.054Changde (H70)0.0131.0000.2450.6680.381
      Luzhou (H29)0.0850.1740.1040.3350.098Zhangjiajie (H71)0.0780.3980.0970.2990.135
      Deyang (H30)0.1310.3190.1520.5030.150Yiyang (H72)0.1080.7230.1320.4150.250
      Mianyang (H31)0.1280.3130.1240.4010.120Chenzhou (H73)0.1061.0000.1300.4020.360
      Guangyuan (H32)0.0570.1220.0780.2560.077Yongzhou (H74)1.0000.5970.1040.3870.327
      Suining (H33)0.0890.1830.1110.3090.086Huaihua (H75)0.1290.6770.1260.4650.234
      Neijiang (H34)0.0620.2630.1170.4130.137Loudi (H76)0.1120.6120.1140.4130.212
      Leshan (H35)0.0570.2740.1240.3820.127Xiangxi (H77)0.0540.1381.0000.2680.374
      Nanchong (H36)0.0770.2140.1230.3690.111Nanchang (H78)0.1350.2510.2670.3270.070
      Yibin (H37)0.0700.3540.1860.4430.145Jingdezhen (H79)0.0880.1600.0920.1540.034
      Guangan (H38)1.0000.2790.0770.3500.346Pingxiang (H80)0.0990.1420.0850.1640.032
      Dazhou (H39)0.1260.3430.2350.4250.113Jiujiang (H81)0.0790.1770.1200.2580.067
      Yaan (H40)0.0650.2020.0630.4050.140Xinyu (H82)0.0840.1310.1170.1740.032
      Bazhong (H41)0.0640.2720.0910.3100.108Yingtan (H83)0.0790.1620.0890.1980.050
      Meishan (H42)0.0880.3690.1970.2250.100Ganzhou (H84)0.1560.3470.1540.2490.079
      Fuzhou (H85)0.1520.2140.1110.2380.050Changzhou (H108)0.4820.4280.3810.6790.114
      Ji'an (H86)0.2550.2830.1110.2350.066Suzhou2) (H109)1.0001.0001.0001.0000.000
      Yichun (H87)0.2520.2390.1080.2620.062Nantong (H110)1.0001.0000.7441.0000.111
      Shangrao (H88)0.2660.3610.1240.3090.088Lianyungang (H111)0.3710.3950.2390.4680.083
      Hefei (H89)1.0000.2470.3580.5250.288Huai'an (H112)0.3640.3310.2000.4660.095
      Wuhu (H90)0.4550.1820.1750.4560.139Yancheng (H113)0.8200.7311.0001.0000.117
      Bengbu (H91)0.2810.1680.1080.2610.070Yangzhou (H114)0.5730.5990.6080.7570.072
      Huainan (H92)0.2940.1170.1400.2920.083Zhenjiang (H115)0.4600.4870.5291.0000.221
      Maanshan (H93)1.0000.1450.1210.3180.357Taizhou3) (H116)0.5440.7381.0000.8190.164
      Huaibei (H94)0.2410.1410.0950.2840.076Suqian (H117)1.0000.7820.2650.6430.268
      Tongling (H95)0.4300.1410.1360.3240.125Hangzhou (H118)0.5891.0000.6261.0000.197
      Anqing (H96)0.3280.2280.1030.4040.113Ningbo (H119)0.7331.0000.6631.0000.153
      Huangshan (H97)0.3260.2010.0990.3010.090Jiaxing (H120)0.5830.7380.4560.6720.106
      Chuzhou (H98)0.4360.4990.1560.4170.131Huzhou (H121)0.5540.7410.2931.0000.259
      Fuyang (H99)0.2340.1730.1140.4230.116Shaoxing (H122)0.6000.4361.0000.5040.219
      Suzhou1) (H100)0.3080.2100.1190.4190.112Zhoushan (H123)1.0001.0000.1300.5320.363
      Lu'an (H101)0.2980.2160.1400.4030.097Wenzhou (H124)1.0001.0001.0001.0000.000
      Xuancheng (H102)0.4760.5640.9991.0000.242Jinhua (H125)0.5390.6551.0000.9040.185
      Chizhou (H103)0.1900.2450.0880.3380.091Quzhou (H126)0.2840.3190.3730.4200.052
      Bozhou (H104)0.4170.2910.0990.3880.124Taizhou4) (H127)0.8531.0000.6540.6080.158
      Nanjing (H105)0.2910.3710.4900.7970.192Lishui (H128)0.3080.6500.4701.0000.257
      Wuxi (H106)0.9191.0000.7880.8800.076Shanghai (H129)1.0001.0001.0001.0000.000
      Xuzhou (H107)0.3860.6210.4940.6700.111
    • Table 3.

      Division of eco-efficiency levels

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      Table 3.

      Division of eco-efficiency levels

      ClassificationLow levelMedium levelMedium to high levelHigh levelRelatively effectiveFully effective
      Eco-efficiency(0, 0.2](0.2, 0.4)(0.4, 0.6](0.6, 0.8](0.8, 1)1
    • Table 4.

      Statistical values of regional eco-efficiency in the Yangtze River Economic Zone

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      Table 4.

      Statistical values of regional eco-efficiency in the Yangtze River Economic Zone

      YearMoran's IStandard deviationZ valueP value
      20000.53720.66707.98330.01
      20050.37700.07075.49440.01
      20100.56600.06518.70500.01
      20150.53650.06388.40870.01
    • Table 5.

      Information of Moran's I scatter plot of regional eco-efficiency in the Yangtze River Economic Zone

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      Table 5.

      Information of Moran's I scatter plot of regional eco-efficiency in the Yangtze River Economic Zone

      YearFirst-quadrantSecond-quadrantThird-quadrantFourth-quadrant
      2000Yuxi, Chongqing, Xianning, Jingdezhen, Pingxiang, Ganzhou, Fuzhou, Wuhu, Huaibei, Tongling, Anqing, Chuzhou, Fuyang, Suzhou1), Lu'an, Xuancheng, Chizhou, Bozhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, Xuzhou, Changzhou, Suzhou2), Nantong, Lianyungang, Huai'an, Yancheng, Taizhou3), Suqian, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Jiaxing, Huzhou, Shaoxing, Jinhua, Quzhou, Lishui, Yangzhou, ZhenjiangKunming, Mianyang, Guangyuan, Ya'an, Ji'an, Liangshan, Xiangyang, Changsha, Changde, Shangrao, Hefei, Huainan, Huangshan, Taizhou4), ShanghaiQvjing, Zhaotong, Chuxiong, Honghe, Wenshan, Pu'er, Dali*, Baoshan, Dehong, Lijiang, Diqing*, Lincang, Guiyang, Liupanshui, Tongren, SW Guizhou*, Bijie, Anshun, SE Guizhou, Qiannan*, Chengdu, Zigong, Panzhihua, Luzhou, Deyang, Neijiang, Leshan, Nanchong, Yibin, Guang'an, Dazhou, Bazhong, Meishan, Ziyang, A'ba*, Ganzi, Huangshi, Shiyan, Jingzhou, Yichang, Ezhou, Jingmen, Xiaogan, Huanggang, Enshi*, Suizhou, Xiantao, Tianmen, Qianjiang, Xiangtan, Hengyang, Shaoyang, Yueyang, Zhangjiaji, Yiyang, Chenzhou, Yongzhou, Huaihua, Loudi, Nanchang, Jiujiang, Xinyu, Maanshan, Zhoushan, Wenzhou, Sipsongpanna*, ZunyiNujiang, Sui- ning, Wuhan, Zhuzhou, Xiangxi, Yingtan, Yichun, Bengbu
      2005Yuxi, Bijie, Chongqing, Wuhan, Jingmen, Xiaogan, Xianning, Enshi*, Suizhou, Xiantao, Tianmen, Qianjiang, Changsha, Zhuzhou, Changde, Xinyu, Ganzhou, Fuzhou, Huaibei, Tongling, Anqing, Suzhou1), Lu'an, Chizhou, Bozhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, Xuzhou, Lianyungang, Taizhou3), Suqian, Hangzhou, JinhuaKunming, Qvjing, Dali*, Baoshan, Diqing*, Guiyang, Anshun, Liangshan, Shiyan, Jingzhou, Yueyang, Jiujiang, Chuzhou, Fu- yang, Ningbo, Shaoxing, Zhoushan, Quzhou, Taizhou4)Zhaotong, Chuxiong, Wenshan, Pu'er, Sipsongpanna*, Dehong, lijiang, liupanshui, Zunyi, Tongren, SE Guizhou*, Qiannan*, Chengdu, Zigong, Panzhihua, Luzhou, Deyang, Mianyang, Guangyuan, Suining, Neijiang, Nanchong, Yibin, Guang'an, Dazhou, Ya'an, Bazhong, Meishan, Ziyang, Ganzi, Yichang, Xiangyang, Xiangtan, Hengyang, Shaoyang, Zhangjiajie, Yiyang, Chenzhou, Yongzhou, Huaihua, Loudi, Xiangxi, Nanchang, Jingdezhen, Pingxiang, Ji'an, Yichun, Shangrao, Hefei, Wuhu, Bengbu, Maanshan, Huangshan, Xuancheng, Changzhou, Suzhou2), Nantong, Huai'an, Yancheng, Yangzhou, LishuiHonghe, Nujiang, Lincang, Leshan, A'ba*, Huangshi, Ezhou, Huanggang, Yingtan, Huainan, Zhenjiang, Jiaxing, Huzhou, Wenzhou, SW Guizhou, Shanghai
      2010Chongqing, Wuhan, Huangshi, Xianning, Yingtan, Ganzhou, Fuzhou, Huaibei, Tongling, Anqing, Huangshan, Chuzhou, Fuyang, Suzhou1), Lu'an, Chizhou, Bozhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, Xuzhou, Changzhou, Nantong, Lianyungang, Taizhou3), Suqian, Hangzhou, JinhuaKunming, Yuxi, Liangshan*, Shiyan, Yichang, Ezhou, Enshi*, Jiu- jiang, Huainan, Suzhou2), Ningbo, Jia- xing, Shaoxing, Quzhou, Taizhou4), LishuiQvjing, Zhaotong, Chuxiong, Honghe, Wenshan, Pu'er, Sipsongpanna*, Dali*, Baoshan, Dehong, lijiang, Nujiang, Diqing*, Guiyang, Liupanshui, Zunyi, Tongren, SW Guizhou*, Bijie, Anshun, SE Guizhou*, Qian'an*, Chengdu, Zigong, Panzhihua, Luzhou, Deyang, Mianyang, Guangyuan, Suining, Neijiang, Leshan, Nanchong, Yibin, Guang'an, Dazhou, Ya'an, Bazhong, Meishan, Ziyang, Ganzi, Jingmen, Xiaogan, Huanggang, Xiantao, Tianmen, Qianjiang, Changsha, Zhuzhou, Xiangtan, Hengyang, Shaoyang, Yueyang, Changde, Zhangjiajie, Yiyang, Yongzhou, Huaihua, Loudi, Xiangxi, Nanchang, Jingdezhen, Pingxiang, Ji'an, Yichun, Shangrao, Hefei, Wuhu, Bengbu, Maanshan, Xuancheng, Huai'an, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Zhoushan, WenzhouLincang, A'ba*, Jingzhou, Xiangyang, Suizhou, Chenzhou, Xinyu, Yancheng, Huzhou, Shanghai
      2015Kunming, Yuxi, Anshun, Liangshan, Chongqing, Wuhan, Huangshi, Huanggang, Xianning, Enshi*, Jiujiang, Xinyu, Yingtan, Ganzhou, Fuzhou, Huainan, Huaibei, Tongling, Anqing, Chuzhou, Fuyang, Suzhou1), Lu'an, Chizhou, Bozhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, Xuzhou, Changzhou, Nantong, Lianyungang, Taizhou3), Suqian, Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Jinhua, Quzhou, Taizhou4), Lishui, ShanghaiZunyi, Bijie, SW Guizhou*, Shiyan, Jingmen, Yongzhou, Pingxiang, Huangshan, Xuancheng, Suzhou2), Ningbo, ShaoxingQvjing, Zhaotong, Chuxiong, Honghe, Wenshan, Pu'er, Sipsongpanna*, Dali*, Baoshan, Dehong, lijiang, Diqing*, Lincang, Guiyang, liupanshui, Tongren, Qiannan*, Chengdu, Zigong, Panzhihua, Luzhou, Mianyang, Guangyuan, Suining, Neijiang, Nanchong, Yibin, Guang'an, Dazhou, Ya'an, Bazhong, Meishan, Ganzi, Jingzhou, Yichang, Ezhou, Xiaogan, Xiantao, Tianmen, Qianjiang, Changsha, Zhuzhou, Xiangtan, Hengyang, Shaoyang, Yueyang, Changde, Zhangjiajie, Yiyang, Chenzhou, Huaihua, Loudi, Xiangxi, Nanchang, Jingdezhen, Ji'an, Yichun, Shangrao, Hefei, Wuhu, Bengbu, Maanshan, Huai'an, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Zhoushan, WenzhouNujiang, Deyang, Leshan, Ziyang, A'ba*, Xiangyang, Suizhou, Yancheng, SE2Guizhou*, Huzhou
    • Table 6.

      Center and standard elliptic difference parameter of regional eco-efficiency

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      Table 6.

      Center and standard elliptic difference parameter of regional eco-efficiency

      YearAverage center X (°)Average center Y (°)Standard distance X (m)Standard distance Y(m)The direction of the ellipse (°)
      2000115.47330.436302346.9848975.769.357
      2005113.08929.552313050.6942349.668.645
      2010114.72830.183294889.3893137.370.664
      2015113.45330.075296667.2872024.570.803
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    Lin HA, Jianjun TU, Jianping YANG, Chunhai XU, Jiaxing PANG, Debin LU, Zuolin YAO, Wenyu ZHAO. Regional eco-efficiency evaluation and spatial pattern analysis of the Yangtze River Economic Zone[J]. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020, 30(7): 1117

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    Received: Aug. 5, 2019

    Accepted: Feb. 13, 2020

    Published Online: Apr. 21, 2021

    The Author Email: YANG Jianping (jianping@lzb.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s11442-020-1773-0

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