Research on performance evaluation of urban low-carbon management: a case study in Foshan

• Published in: International journal of low carbon technologies Vol. 17; pp. 1207 - 1215
• Main Author: Shun, Lyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 08.02.2022
• ISSN: 1748-1325; 1748-1325
• DOI: 10.1093/ijlct/ctac095

Abstract For the sustainable development of the Earth and the improvement of human living environment, it is of great importance to establish a scientific urban low-carbon management performance evaluation index system and provide scientific methods for better urban low-carbon management. Based on literature research and questionnaire, this paper establishes the performance evaluation system of urban low-carbon management. Based on the premise of evaluating low-carbon cities, this system measures the management level of low-carbon cities, clarifies the realistic content of urban low-carbon management performance and puts forward some constructive suggestions for improving the performance of urban low-carbon management. This paper makes statistical analysis of the evaluation indicators by issuing questionnaires to professional groups, focuses on the investigation and analysis of the public’s concept of low-carbon city and environmental awareness and then uses scientific entropy method to calculate and draw feasible conclusions and countermeasures, which has innovative significance. In the case study in Foshan, the performance evaluation system indicated that from 2017 to 2021, the performance of urban low-carbon management in Foshan has increased by ~30%.