Research on Township Industry Development under GEP Accounting—A Case Study of Hanwang Town in Xuzhou City

Shuai Tong, Jianjie Gao, Fengyu Wang and Xiang Ji ()
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Shuai Tong: School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Jianjie Gao: Northwest Branch, China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, Lanzhou 730000, China
Fengyu Wang: School of Architecture and Design, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Xiang Ji: Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Building Energy Saving and Construction Technology, School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China

Land, 2023, vol. 12, issue 7, 1-20

Abstract: The protection and utilization of ecological environment are very important for urban and rural development. At present, a large number of relevant theoretical and practical explorations have been carried out, which confirms the important conclusion that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets. The sustainable development of ecological environments is based on coordination with human production and life. In this paper, by constructing an accounting system for the gross ecosystem product (GEP) applicable to Hanwang town, using the market value method, the alternative cost method, the travel cost method, the willingness to pay method and other technical methods, the GEP of Hanwang town is calculated from three aspects: product supply, regulation service and cultural tourism. Finally, the spatial distribution characteristics of value are used to guide the development and layout of ecological industry in Hanwang town. The results showed that the total ecosystem product value of Hanwang town in Xuzhou was relatively high, reaching 1.165 billion CNY, with per capita reaching 30 million CNY, which was 49.16% of the town’s GDP in 2020. The value of cultural tourism is 820 million CNY, the value of regulatory services is 239 million CNY, and the value of product provision is 106 million CNY. The ecological value of Hanwang town varies greatly in spatial distribution. On the whole, the price is low in the southwest, but high in the northeast. The high-value areas are mainly concentrated in three areas: Yudai River Riverside, Xuzhou Paradise in the north, Hanwang Scenic Spot in the middle and the Panaxi Valley tourist spot in the south. Based on the principle of ecological value transformation, combining with the spatial distribution characteristics of ecological value in Hanwang town, four modes of promoting ecological value transformation were proposed: ecological industrialization management, ecological governance and value promotion, ecological resource index trading and ecotourism. This paper preliminarily explores a method to calculate and transform the value of ecological space, which provides feasible concrete strategies for the protection of ecological space and the development of ecological industry in towns.

Keywords: gross ecosystem product (GEP); transformation of ecological value; ecological industry planning strategy; Hanwang town (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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