Comprehensive Evaluation of the High-Quality Development of the Ecological and Economic Belt along the Yellow River in Ningxia

Chaochao Li (), Wenfa Peng (), Xiaojing Shen, Jingchao Gu, Yadong Zhang and Mingyang Li
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Chaochao Li: School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
Wenfa Peng: School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
Xiaojing Shen: School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
Jingchao Gu: Ningxia Institute of Water Resources Research, Yinchuan 750021, China
Yadong Zhang: School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
Mingyang Li: School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 15, 1-22

Abstract: The measurement of high-quality economic development and regional research plays a crucial role in achieving ecologically led high-quality development. This paper aims to establish a comprehensive evaluation index system for the high-quality level of development in Ningxia’s Yellow River ecological and economic zone, focusing on five dimensions: innovation, coordination, green, openness, and shared. By employing a factor analysis, this study estimates the level of high-quality development along the Yellow River Ecological Economic Belt in Ningxia for the year 2020. A multi-index panel data factor analysis and entropy weight TOPSIS method are employed to analyze the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of high-quality development across 10 counties from 2014 to 2020. The empirical findings reveal that, in 2020, the overall level of high-quality development in the region remained relatively low. Among the contributing factors, shared and coordinated development demonstrated the highest impact on high-quality development, while open, green, and innovative development showed limited influence. Only Xingqing District, Litong District, and Helan County in the 10 counties have a composite factor score of greater than 0 on the level of economic development, while the other 7 counties have a composite score of less than 0. The study also identified a significant spatial heterogeneity in the quality of high-quality development along Ningxia’s Yellow River Ecological Economic Belt. Through a cluster analysis, the regions along the Yellow River Ecological Economic Belt in Ningxia are classified into categories of high, medium, and low levels of quality development. Over the period from 2014 to 2020, each county exhibited a steady increase in high-quality development, while the differences in development levels among the 10 counties gradually diminished. Based on these findings, practical suggestions are provided to guide Ningxia in leading the path of high-quality development through ecological civilization construction along the Yellow River ecological economy.

Keywords: high-quality development; ecological civilization construction; factor analysis; multi-indicator panel data; cluster analysis; entropy weight TOPSIS method (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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