Eco-Province Construction Performance and Its Influencing Factors of Shandong Province in China: From Regional Eco-Efficiency Perspective

Eco-province construction (EPC) innovated by China is an important approach for regional sustainable development. The core of this paper relates to how to quantitatively evaluate EPC performance and explore its influencing factors. We propose regional total-factor eco-efficiency as a proxy of EPC pe...

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Autores principales:	Zhengju Jiang, Fuyou Guo, Liping Cai, Xiaoxiao Li
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	eco-province construction regional eco-efficiency spatial-temporal analysis influencing factors Shandong province Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c2c7495dc75547b1ab03918fbc9a1d6f2021-11-11T19:42:59ZEco-Province Construction Performance and Its Influencing Factors of Shandong Province in China: From Regional Eco-Efficiency Perspective10.3390/su1321120682071-1050https://doaj.org/article/c2c7495dc75547b1ab03918fbc9a1d6f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/12068https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Eco-province construction (EPC) innovated by China is an important approach for regional sustainable development. The core of this paper relates to how to quantitatively evaluate EPC performance and explore its influencing factors. We propose regional total-factor eco-efficiency as a proxy of EPC performance and apply the methods of the SBM directional distance function, the Theil index, hot-spot analysis, and the Tobit model to investigate spatial-temporal evolutionary characteristics and influencing factors of Shandong’s EPC performance from 2003 to 2017. The results showed that: (1) The EPC performance of Shandong presented a fluctuating rising trend as a whole and was unbalanced among regions with gradient-descending characteristics from the eastern, central to western regions. (2) The gravity center of Shandong’s EPC performance shifted northwards, eastwards, southwards, and westwards successively; the spatial pattern of regional EPC performance evolved from characteristics of high- and low-dispersion distribution in the initial stage to a significant H-shaped spatial conglomeration with hot spots distributed in Binzhou and Yantai and cold spots in the southern region. (3) A U-shaped environmental Kuznets curve existed between economic development level and Shandong’s EPC performance. Shandong’s EPC performance was positively related to R&D intensity while negatively related to urbanization. The impact of industrial structure, openness, and environmental regulation on Shandong’s EPC performance presented spatial heterogeneity. Shandong should establish a cross-regional collaborative governance mechanism of ecological construction and implement an ecological-innovation-driven development strategy to promote EPC performance.Zhengju JiangFuyou GuoLiping CaiXiaoxiao LiMDPI AGarticleeco-province constructionregional eco-efficiencyspatial-temporal analysisinfluencing factorsShandong provinceEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12068, p 12068 (2021)
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topic	eco-province construction regional eco-efficiency spatial-temporal analysis influencing factors Shandong province Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
spellingShingle	eco-province construction regional eco-efficiency spatial-temporal analysis influencing factors Shandong province Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Zhengju Jiang Fuyou Guo Liping Cai Xiaoxiao Li Eco-Province Construction Performance and Its Influencing Factors of Shandong Province in China: From Regional Eco-Efficiency Perspective
description	Eco-province construction (EPC) innovated by China is an important approach for regional sustainable development. The core of this paper relates to how to quantitatively evaluate EPC performance and explore its influencing factors. We propose regional total-factor eco-efficiency as a proxy of EPC performance and apply the methods of the SBM directional distance function, the Theil index, hot-spot analysis, and the Tobit model to investigate spatial-temporal evolutionary characteristics and influencing factors of Shandong’s EPC performance from 2003 to 2017. The results showed that: (1) The EPC performance of Shandong presented a fluctuating rising trend as a whole and was unbalanced among regions with gradient-descending characteristics from the eastern, central to western regions. (2) The gravity center of Shandong’s EPC performance shifted northwards, eastwards, southwards, and westwards successively; the spatial pattern of regional EPC performance evolved from characteristics of high- and low-dispersion distribution in the initial stage to a significant H-shaped spatial conglomeration with hot spots distributed in Binzhou and Yantai and cold spots in the southern region. (3) A U-shaped environmental Kuznets curve existed between economic development level and Shandong’s EPC performance. Shandong’s EPC performance was positively related to R&D intensity while negatively related to urbanization. The impact of industrial structure, openness, and environmental regulation on Shandong’s EPC performance presented spatial heterogeneity. Shandong should establish a cross-regional collaborative governance mechanism of ecological construction and implement an ecological-innovation-driven development strategy to promote EPC performance.
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title	Eco-Province Construction Performance and Its Influencing Factors of Shandong Province in China: From Regional Eco-Efficiency Perspective
title_short	Eco-Province Construction Performance and Its Influencing Factors of Shandong Province in China: From Regional Eco-Efficiency Perspective
title_full	Eco-Province Construction Performance and Its Influencing Factors of Shandong Province in China: From Regional Eco-Efficiency Perspective
title_fullStr	Eco-Province Construction Performance and Its Influencing Factors of Shandong Province in China: From Regional Eco-Efficiency Perspective
title_full_unstemmed	Eco-Province Construction Performance and Its Influencing Factors of Shandong Province in China: From Regional Eco-Efficiency Perspective
title_sort	eco-province construction performance and its influencing factors of shandong province in china: from regional eco-efficiency perspective
publisher	MDPI AG
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Eco-Province Construction Performance and Its Influencing Factors of Shandong Province in China: From Regional Eco-Efficiency Perspective

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