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Evaluation of urban industrial ecological transformation in China

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Advancements in modern society are reflected in urban construction and development. Transformation in urban industrial ecology is inevitable in light of environmental problems caused by development arising from economic growth. In this study, 30 provincial cities from mainland China were selected to test an index system for evaluating urban industrial ecological transformation; this index takes into account the situations of industrial development in all 289 cities at the prefecture level and above. Urban industrial ecologicalization was calculated based on the level of construction in China from 2003 to 2012, and the overall condition of urban industrial ecological transformation was determined based on an evaluation of each city, province, and region. Forty percent of the 30 provincial cities possessed mid- or high-level composite indexes of industrial ecological transformation, and half possessed indexes higher than the average of their corresponding provinces. Furthermore, environmental efficiency increased significantly in some cities in response to industrial ecological transformation, with the Central region having the highest composite, followed in succession by the Eastern, Northeastern, and Western regions.

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  1. The quantitative criterion for pollutant discharge is the discharge of three kinds of industrial wastes, and for pollution control, it is the product value of the comprehensive utilization of the “three wastes.”

  2. Economic location refers to economic growth zone or economic growth point and coverage under its influence in from a geographic perspective.

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This work was supported by Major Projects in Philosophy and Social Science Research of the Ministry of Education of China [Grant No. 14JZD031]; the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University [Grant No. NCET-12-0595]; the National Natural Science Foundation of China [Grant Nos. 71171001 and 71471001]; and Key Projects in Philosophy and Social Science of Anhui, China [Grant No. AHSKZ2014D01].

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  1. School of Statistics and Applied Mathematics, Anhui University of Finance and Economics, Bengbu, 233030, China

    Malin Song & Youyi Guan

  2. Center for Industrial and Business Organization, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian, 116025, Liaoning, China

    Jianlin Wang

  3. Research Academy of Economic and Social Development, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian, 116025, Liaoning, China

    Jiajia Zhao

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Song, M., Guan, Y., Wang, J. et al. Evaluation of urban industrial ecological transformation in China. Clean Techn Environ Policy 18, 2649–2662 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-016-1184-1

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