A Effectiveness-and Efficiency-Based Improved Approach for Measuring Ecological Well-Being Performance in China

Bei He, Xiaoyun Du (), Junkang Li and Dan Chen
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Bei He: School of Engineering Management and Real Estate, Henan University of Economics and Law, Zhengzhou 450000, China
Xiaoyun Du: School of Management, Center for Energy, Environment & Economy Research, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China
Junkang Li: School of Management, Center for Energy, Environment & Economy Research, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China
Dan Chen: School of Engineering Management and Real Estate, Henan University of Economics and Law, Zhengzhou 450000, China

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 3, 1-29

Abstract: Finding solutions to the challenges posed by China’s urbanization is an urgent, pressing global concern. An effective approach for evaluating the ecological well-being performance (EWP) is a guideline for improvement. Most previous studies have focused on the evaluation of EWP efficiency without considering the effectiveness of the EWP, which may mislead the practice of improving the EWP. This paper proposed a bi-dimensional effectiveness and efficiency perspective evaluation of the EWP for pursuing sustainable development goals. The Ecological Consumption Index and the Human Development Index are selected to evaluate indicators for the EWP. The entropy method, line-weighted method, and four-quadrant evaluation framework are used to disclose EWP effectiveness. A Super SBM model and the DEA moving split-windows analysis method are applied to calculate the EWP efficiency. Data from 30 provinces in China for the period of 1997 to 2019 have been collected for empirical study to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method. The main findings of the case study are: (1) The ECI and HDI increased during the study period, while the annual average value of the EWP efficiency among 30 provinces in China has decreased with fluctuation; (2) provinces in southern China and Chongqing have a low level of ECI and demonstrate good performance in the HDI; and (3) most developed regions, such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangdong, have not presented the best EWPs. The results of this study can provide a basis for understanding the EWP in China so as to formulate targeted sustainable-development strategies.

Keywords: ecological well-being performance (EWP); EWP effectiveness; EWP efficiency; China; sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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