A Road to Sustainable Development of Chinese Cities: A Perception of Improving Urban Management Efficiency Based on Two-Level Production Factors

Ze Xu, Jianjun Zhang, Chu Li, Zhenyu Li, Yongheng Rao and Tianyu Lu
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Ze Xu: School of Land Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
Jianjun Zhang: School of Land Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
Chu Li: School of Land Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
Zhenyu Li: School of Land Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
Yongheng Rao: School of Land Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
Tianyu Lu: School of Land Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China

Sustainability, 2017, vol. 9, issue 12, 1-16

Abstract: It is an inevitable requirement of regional governance and sustainable development to improve urban management efficiency (UME). Different from the previous studies, this paper gives it a new meaning based on the production factors theories. Then the paper analyzes the response of UME to the primary production factors (PPFs) characterized by the traditional production factors theory (land, labor, and capital), and the expanded production factors (EPFs) reflected by the modern production factors theory (energy and ecology). By analyzing UME in China’s 334 cities on global and local scales, this paper found four characteristics of UME: (1) the striking spatial differences; (2) the strong correlation between management models; (3) the evident development emphasis; and (4) the weak matching linkage. Finally, we put forward the countermeasures of spatial governance, including strengthening the agglomeration effect, promoting diversified development models on different scales, and accelerating resource coordination and sharing.

Keywords: sustainable development; urban management efficiency; production factors; Chinese cities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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