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Estimating the regional eco-efficiency in China based on bootstrapping by-production technologies.
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Journal of Cleaner Production . Jan2020, Vol. 243, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- By-production (BP) technologies, modeled as an intersection of intended production technologies (production efficiency) and nature's residual-generation technologies (environmental efficiency), was applied in this paper to estimate the regional eco-efficiency in China during 2008–2017. This model is firstly formulated by directional-distance-function (DDF) and Färe-Grosskopf-Lovell (FGL), and then modified by bootstrap sensitivity analysis. The empirical results demonstrate that: (i) BP technologies based on the multiple production relations tend to produce lower efficiency scores than conventional model based on a single production relation. Moreover, BP-FGL can be a better choice for the measurement of efficiency index; (ii) The low economic development level is not necessarily associated with low environmental efficiency. Most of the eastern provinces had superior production efficiencies while inferior environmental efficiencies compared with inland provinces; (iii) At the regional level, a greater improvement in environmental efficiency than in production efficiency can be observed, and the gaps on the latter had widened over time among these regions; (iv) The great efficiency gaps between production efficiency and environmental efficiency appeared in the North Coast and Northwest, which are disadvantage to the inter-regional coordinated development. The results indicate that promoting production performance is crucial to improve the eco-efficiency for sustainable development in China. Image 10492 • BP technologies based on multiple production relation is applied. • Most of the eastern provinces have superior production efficiency. • Some western provinces perform well in environmental efficiency. • A greater improvement in environmental efficiency than in production efficiency. • Great efficiency gaps appeared in North Coast and Northwest regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *DATA envelopment analysis
*SUSTAINABLE development
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09596526
- Volume :
- 243
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Cleaner Production
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 139506606
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118550