Ecological Safety Assessment and Convergence of Resource-Based Cities in the Yellow River Basin

Changju Liu (), Xiaowei Zhai and Keyu Ai
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Changju Liu: College of Economics and Finance, Xi’an International Studies University, Xi’an 710128, China
Xiaowei Zhai: College of Security Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
Keyu Ai: College of Security Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 7, 1-19

Abstract: Promoting the sustainable development of resource-based cities is of great significance for the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin. In order to solve the dilemma of the sustainable development of resource-based cities in the Yellow River Basin, this paper constructs an ecological security evaluation system. It calculates the ecological security level of 30 resource-based cities in the Yellow River Basin from 2006 to 2020 using the TOPSIS model and carries out a classification convergence analysis. The DID empirical test of ecological security factors by sustainable development planning policies is used to distinguish the development characteristics of different resource-based cities. The results show that (1) the ecological security level of resource cities in the Yellow River Basin is generally well developed, and there are differences between different types of resource cities; (2) the resource cities in the Yellow River Basin mainly rely on industrial transformation to improve the ecological security level; and (3) the local governments pay limited attention to environmental protection.

Keywords: Yellow River Basin; resource-based city; ecological safety; convergence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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