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Evaluation and Dynamic Evolution of Eco-Efficiency of Resource-Based Cities—A Case Study of Typical Resource-Based Cities in China
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Ge, Xingcheng Xu, Jun Xie, Yong Guo, Xin Yang, Deyan |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | Evaluation and dynamic evolution of eco-efficiency of resource-based cities is of great significance for ecological restoration, industrial transformation and sustainable development of resource-based cities. Based on the data of 40 resource-based cities from 2012 to 2017, we first study eco-efficiency of resource-based cities from both static and dynamic aspects by super-efficiency DEA and the Malmquist index. Additionally, then, we analyze its dynamic evolution trend by Kernel density estimation. The main results are as follows: First, the eco-efficiency shows a steady growth trend; growing cities are the highest, followed by regenerative cities and mature cities, declining cities are the lowest. Second, technological progress has the greatest contribution to growth of eco-efficiency, and scale efficiency restricts its growth. Third, efficiency distribution of resource-based cities with different life cycles show different characteristics of evolution, and the regional gap is narrowing gradually. Finally, management implications are put forward based on the empirical conclusions. |
| Starting Page | 6802 |
| e-ISSN | 20711050 |
| DOI | 10.3390/su13126802 |
| Journal | Sustainability |
| Issue Number | 12 |
| Volume Number | 13 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-06-16 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Sustainability Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Resource-based Cities Eco-efficiency Super-efficiency Dea Malmquist Index Kernel Density Estimation |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
