Total-Factor Eco-Efficiency and Its Influencing Factors in the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration, China

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 16; no. 20; p. 3814
• Main Authors: Cheng, Yongyi, Shao, Tianyuan, Lai, Huilin, Shen, Manhong, Li, Yi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 10.10.2019; MDPI
• Subjects: China; Cities; Consumption; Data envelopment analysis; Economic Development; Economic models; Efficiency; Environmental regulations; Humans; Industrial plant emissions; Linear programming; Models, Theoretical; Population Density; Power plants; Regression Analysis; Regulation; Rivers; Sustainable Development; Urbanization; China; Cities; Yangtze River Delta; Yangtze River; Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration; influencing factors; sustainable development; DEA; eco-efficiency; urban; spatial panel model; Tobit model; SBM

Urban agglomerations are not only the core areas leading economic growth but also the fronts facing severe resource and environmental challenges. This paper aimed to increase our understanding of urban eco-efficiency and its influencing factors and thus provide the scientific basis for green develop...