Urban Eco-Efficiency and Its Influencing Factors in China Based on the Two-Stage Super-NEBM Model
Eco-efficiency, as one of the evaluation tools for sustainable development performance, has been a widely discussed topic in academia for the past several decades. However, the existing research on eco-efficiency is rather homogeneous. Most of it is based on the construction of a system of indicator...
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| description | Eco-efficiency, as one of the evaluation tools for sustainable development performance, has been a widely discussed topic in academia for the past several decades. However, the existing research on eco-efficiency is rather homogeneous. Most of it is based on the construction of a system of indicators that includes ecological constraints to evaluate its overall eco-efficiency, but it treats the eco-economic system as a ‘black box’, ignoring the fact that it is actually composed of several sub-systems. In this paper, based on a two-stage resource-environment system perspective, we construct a Super-NEBM model considering undesirable outputs to measure urban ecological efficiency; a spatial Durbin model is then used to analyse its influencing factors. The results indicate that (1) China’s urban eco-efficiency levels are fluctuating, with a decreasing “east-central/northeast-west” trend. (2) The spatial heterogeneity of ecological efficiency levels in Chinese cities is obvious, with significant spatial agglomeration effects. (3) There are positive spatial spillover effects on the ecological efficiency of Chinese cities; economic development, industrial structure, financial development, population density, innovation capacity, infrastructure, marketisation and informatisation all have important direct effects on urban ecological efficiency; in addition, economic development, financial development, population density, marketisation, informatisation and foreign investment all have significant indirect effects of varying degrees. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-512d870025c44311a7274f2987e9eb032023-11-24T18:21:57ZengMDPI AGSystems2079-89542022-11-0110621710.3390/systems10060217Urban Eco-Efficiency and Its Influencing Factors in China Based on the Two-Stage Super-NEBM ModelHongzhi Ma0Yutong Han1Keke Lv2Manyu Bi3Yexi Zhong4School of Geography and Environment, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, ChinaSchool of Business, Heyuan Polytechnic, Heyuan 517000, ChinaSchool of Geography and Environment, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, ChinaSchool of Geography and Environment, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, ChinaSchool of Geography and Environment, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, ChinaEco-efficiency, as one of the evaluation tools for sustainable development performance, has been a widely discussed topic in academia for the past several decades. However, the existing research on eco-efficiency is rather homogeneous. Most of it is based on the construction of a system of indicators that includes ecological constraints to evaluate its overall eco-efficiency, but it treats the eco-economic system as a ‘black box’, ignoring the fact that it is actually composed of several sub-systems. In this paper, based on a two-stage resource-environment system perspective, we construct a Super-NEBM model considering undesirable outputs to measure urban ecological efficiency; a spatial Durbin model is then used to analyse its influencing factors. The results indicate that (1) China’s urban eco-efficiency levels are fluctuating, with a decreasing “east-central/northeast-west” trend. (2) The spatial heterogeneity of ecological efficiency levels in Chinese cities is obvious, with significant spatial agglomeration effects. (3) There are positive spatial spillover effects on the ecological efficiency of Chinese cities; economic development, industrial structure, financial development, population density, innovation capacity, infrastructure, marketisation and informatisation all have important direct effects on urban ecological efficiency; in addition, economic development, financial development, population density, marketisation, informatisation and foreign investment all have significant indirect effects of varying degrees.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/10/6/217eco-efficiencyresource efficiencyenvironmental efficiencysuper-NEBM model |
| spellingShingle | Hongzhi Ma Yutong Han Keke Lv Manyu Bi Yexi Zhong Urban Eco-Efficiency and Its Influencing Factors in China Based on the Two-Stage Super-NEBM Model Systems eco-efficiency resource efficiency environmental efficiency super-NEBM model |
| title | Urban Eco-Efficiency and Its Influencing Factors in China Based on the Two-Stage Super-NEBM Model |
| title_full | Urban Eco-Efficiency and Its Influencing Factors in China Based on the Two-Stage Super-NEBM Model |
| title_fullStr | Urban Eco-Efficiency and Its Influencing Factors in China Based on the Two-Stage Super-NEBM Model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urban Eco-Efficiency and Its Influencing Factors in China Based on the Two-Stage Super-NEBM Model |
| title_short | Urban Eco-Efficiency and Its Influencing Factors in China Based on the Two-Stage Super-NEBM Model |
| title_sort | urban eco efficiency and its influencing factors in china based on the two stage super nebm model |
| topic | eco-efficiency resource efficiency environmental efficiency super-NEBM model |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/10/6/217 |
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