Journal of Resources and Ecology, Volume. 11, Issue 6, 570(2020)

Evaluation and Driving Force Analysis of Marine Sustainable Development based on the Grey Relational Model and Path Analysis

Sheng GAO1,2, Lin ZHAO2, Huihui SUN1, Guangxi CAO3, and Wei LIU1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Natural Resources and Environmental Audits, Nanjing Audit University, Nanjing 211815, China
  • 2College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
  • 3School of Management Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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    Figures & Tables(11)
    Location of Jiangsu Province, China
    Added value of the three types of marine industries in Jiangsu Province
    Comparison of dynamic trends of the evolution of marine sustainable development based on the average correlation coefficient method and the weighting method
    Comparison of dynamic trend of the evolution of marine sustainable development based on the grey relational model and the comprehensive index model
    • Table 1.

      Evaluation standard of marine sustainable development

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      Table 1.

      Evaluation standard of marine sustainable development

      Grade
      Evaluation indicator value[0, 0.2)[0.2, 0.4)[0.4, 0.6)[0.6, 0.8)[0.8, 1.0]
      StateVery badBadNeutralGoodVery good
    • Table 2.

      Evaluation indicator system of marine sustainable development

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      Table 2.

      Evaluation indicator system of marine sustainable development

      System layerIndicator layerUnitCoefficient of variation weight
      Marine economyAdded value of marine industry (X1)×108 yuan0.0460
      Gross marine product of coastal areas (X2)×108 yuan0.0488
      The proportion of marine GDP to coastal GDP (X3)%0.0120
      Proportion of marine secondary industry in marine GDP in coastal areas (X4)%0.0074
      Proportion of marine tertiary industry in marine GDP in coastal areas (X5)%0.0083
      Number of employed personnel involved in the sea (X6)×104 person0.0138
      Passenger traffic volume in coastal areas (X7)×104 person0.0770
      Marine resourcesCargo throughput of coastal ports (X8)×104 t0.0419
      Per capita water resources in coastal areas (X9)m3 person-10.0273
      Mariculture area in coastal area (X10)×104 ha0.0093
      Coastal wind power generation capacity (X11)×104 kW0.0758
      Coastal wetland area (X12)×104 ha0.0288
      Area of marine nature reserves in coastal areas (X13)×104 ha0.1950
      Marine biodiversity (X14)0.0548
      Marine environmentEconomic losses caused by storm surges in coastal areas (X15)×108 yuan0.2351
      Industrial wastewater discharge in coastal areas (X16)×104 t0.0110
      Standard rate of industrial wastewater discharge in coastal areas (X17)%0.0011
      Industrial waste gas emissions in coastal areas (X18)×108 m30.0242
      Industrial smoke (dust) emission in coastal areas (X19)×108 m30.0073
      Disposal capacity of industrial solid waste in coastal areas (X20)×104 t0.0583
      Comprehensive utilization of industrial solid waste in coastal areas (X21)×104 t0.0165
    • Table 3.

      Marine sustainable development based on the grey relational model

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      Table 3.

      Marine sustainable development based on the grey relational model

      YearGrey relational degree of correlation coefficient average methodGrey relational degree of weighting methodAverage value of grey relational degreeRank
      20160.71460.58810.65131
      20120.57820.62460.60142
      20140.63450.52590.58023
      20150.62730.5210.57414
      20130.60970.53820.57395
      20110.53830.44550.49196
      20100.54870.43230.49057
      20080.45900.49410.47668
      20090.45710.38340.42039
      20060.44740.36340.405410
      20070.40690.36320.385011
    • Table 4.

      Output results of normality test

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      Table 4.

      Output results of normality test

      Dependent variable (Y)Kolmogorov-Smirnov(a)Shapiro-Wilk
      StatisticdfSig.StatisticdfSig.
      Average value of grey relational degree of marine sustainable development0.19030.99830.905
    • Table 5.

      Model overview output

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      Table 5.

      Model overview output

      RR2Adjusted R2Std. Error of the estimate
      0.951a0.9050.8940.0287146
    • Table 6.

      Decomposition of simple correlation coefficients

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      Table 6.

      Decomposition of simple correlation coefficients

      Driving factorsThe correlation coefficient of YDirect path coefficientIndirect path coefficient total
      X80.9510.9510
    • Table 7.

      Main driving factors of marine sustainable development

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      Table 7.

      Main driving factors of marine sustainable development

      IndicatorGrey relational degree of correlation coefficient average methodGrey relational degree of weighting methodAverage value of grey relational degreeDriving force ranking
      X150.03510.19750.11631
      X130.03570.16660.10122
      X110.04540.08240.06393
      X140.05190.06810.06004
      X70.04050.07460.05755
      X20.04980.05830.05406
      X10.04750.05240.05007
      X200.04100.05720.04918
      X80.04730.04740.04749
      X60.06590.02180.043810
      X30.06730.01930.043311
      X120.05010.03460.042312
      X210.05250.02070.036613
      X90.04260.02790.035314
      X100.05640.01260.034515
      X40.05360.00950.031616
      X170.05830.00160.029917
      X160.04640.01230.029318
      X180.03520.02050.027919
      X50.04150.00830.024920
      X190.03600.00630.021221
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    Sheng GAO, Lin ZHAO, Huihui SUN, Guangxi CAO, Wei LIU. Evaluation and Driving Force Analysis of Marine Sustainable Development based on the Grey Relational Model and Path Analysis[J]. Journal of Resources and Ecology, 2020, 11(6): 570

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    Paper Information

    Category: Resource Economy

    Received: Jun. 2, 2020

    Accepted: Aug. 20, 2020

    Published Online: Apr. 23, 2021

    The Author Email: LIU Wei (zrzysjyjy_weiliu@126.com)

    DOI:10.5814/j.issn.1674-764x.2020.06.004

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