Sustainability Governance in China: An Analysis of Regional Ecological Efficiency

Sustainability

Lawrence Loh¹  Xiangxiang Sun² 

[1] Centre for Governance, Institutions and Organisations, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore, 1 Business Link, Singapore 117592, Singapore;School of Economics and Management, Fuzhou University, No.2 Xueyuan Road, University Town, Fuzhou 350116, China;

关键词: sustainability governance;    ecological efficiency;    bootstrap DEA;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su11071958

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The Chinese government is committed to sustainability governance to alleviate the shortage of energy and the imbalance between ecological environment and economic development. This paper evaluates and analyzes the sustainability governance performance of China. A bootstrap data envelopment analysis (DEA) is proposed to evaluate sustainability governance performance of 30 provinces based on ecological efficiency in China from 1998 to 2015. The results indicate that the ecological efficiency of China significantly improved as a whole, which is related to the decline in sulfur dioxide emissions. Among these provinces, Jiangsu, Liaoning, and Inner Mongolia exhibited the highest values, while Gansu, Chongqing, and Sichuan had the lowest values. The 30 provinces were divided into four sub-areas. The average ecological efficiency of the eastern area was the highest, followed by the northeast area. Compared to the east area, northeast area, and central area, we find that west area obviously falls behind. As such, the results provide helpful guidance to improve ecological governance performance.

【 授权许可】

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