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Arid Land Geography ›› 2024, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (3): 528-538.doi: 10.12118/j.issn.1000-6060.2023.371

• Regional Development • Previous Articles    

Measurement and improvement path of urban green development efficiency in the Yellow River Basin under the “carbon peaking and carbon neutrality” targets

SHI Caixia(), HE Xiaorong()   

  1. Tourism College, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, Hunan, China
  • Received:2023-07-17 Revised:2023-08-03 Online:2024-03-25 Published:2024-03-29
  • Contact: HE Xiaorong E-mail:scx_hunnu@163.com;he1502@126.com

Abstract:

Studying and assessing the efficiency of urban green development and delineating its optimization path constitute a key aspect in promoting high-quality development within the Yellow River Basin of China. This endeavor also aligns with the important strategy of realizing the strategic goal of “carbon peak and carbon neutrality”. The EBM-GML model was used to calculate the urban green development efficiency of 58 cities in the Yellow River Basin from 2005 to 2020. The evolution characteristics of the study area were outlined through HP filter analysis and spatiotemporal interaction methods, quantitatively identifying multiple lifting paths. The results show the following facts: (1) During the study period, urban green development efficiency in the Yellow River Basin increased from 0.509 in 2005 to 0.651 in 2020, traversing three successive stages of “fluctuation-improvement-symbiosis”. Notably, the characteristics of intraregional imbalance were remarkable. (2) The local spatial structure of green development efficiency in the Yellow River Basin is robust, with a highly variable spatial movement direction. Additionally, the degree of spatial collaboration in green development efficiency among cities is greater than that of spatial competition. (3) The fsQCA result shows four optimization paths: economic-driven, dual-driven, resource integration, and comprehensive improvement. Economic development and scientific and technological innovation are indispensable prerequisites for achieving these goals.

Key words: carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals, urban green development efficiency, spatiotemporal interaction, fsQCA, Yellow River Basin