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Ecological Civilization Construction and Green Development: Technology, Behavior and Policy

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Science and Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 5492

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Yifan Gu

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Institute of Circular Economy, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
Interests: circular economy; industrial ecology; environmental system; resource allocation; material flow analysis; life cycle assessment
Dr. Chuang Tu

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School of Economics and Management, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
Interests: green development; artificial intelligence; energy consumption system; green behavior; complex system simulation
Prof. Dr. Yufeng Wu

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Institute of Circular Economy, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
Interests: sustainable development; circular economy; industrial ecology; waste management; resource recycling; environmental protection; policy design; life cycle assessment
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Dear Colleagues,

The adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development marked the beginning of a new, more sustainable era of human history. To better achieve the sustainable development goals and scientifically handle the relationship between economic development and environmental protection, governments are considering the mutual coordination of the economy, society, and the environment, using strategies such as the EU issued European Green Deal in 2019, China proposed Ecological Civilization Construction in 2015.

Compared with previous national strategies which aimed to incorporate environmental concerns in industrial and economic policies, ecological civilization and green development strategies elevate environmental protection to a new level in the national policy arena. Both strategies are attempting to establish a long-term mechanism of environmental protection in which enterprises, officials, and the public can actively participate. Technological innovation, awareness cultivation, and policy design will play huge roles in this process. It is necessary to summarize the experiences of the development process of these strategies in order to provide a reference for developing countries to find a new path of sustainable development.

We are seeking papers that address these topics for this Special Issue. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

  1. Ecological civilization construction.
  2. Green development.
  3. Sustainable development.
  4. Circular economy.
  5. Carbon neutralization.
  6. Green behavior.
  7. Green awareness cultivation.
  8. Green technology innovation.
  9. Policy design.

Dr. Yifan Gu
Dr. Chuang Tu
Prof. Dr. Yufeng Wu
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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Environmental Protection or Development? Multiple Policy Effects Evaluation of the Resource Tax Collection Reform for Iron Ore Enterprises in China
by Yanhui Yin and Bowen Yang
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(5), 3976; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20053976 - 23 Feb 2023
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The change from quantity-based taxation to price-based taxation of iron ore resources is an important measure for China to implement the goal of carbon peaking and carbon neutralization, and to achieve green economic recovery. To explore the policy’s effectiveness in playing its tax [...] Read more.
The change from quantity-based taxation to price-based taxation of iron ore resources is an important measure for China to implement the goal of carbon peaking and carbon neutralization, and to achieve green economic recovery. To explore the policy’s effectiveness in playing its tax function, and improving the environment and production efficiency, this paper takes the reform of the method of resource tax collection as the “quasi natural experiment” object, and selects the balanced panel data of 16 provinces in China from 2011 to 2021. The double difference method is used to evaluate the policy effect of the reform of resource tax collection. The research shows that: (1) Changing the resource tax from a “volume-based tax” to an “ad valorem tax” can effectively increase the government’s resource tax revenue, and promote the upgrading of enterprise production technology. (2) The reform of resource tax collection will eliminate some small and medium-sized enterprises that are backward in production technology and bring more pollution to the environment. (3) The reform of resource tax collection mode will increase the number of large and medium-sized iron ore enterprises and promote the standardization of the whole iron ore industry. Full article
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Research on a Coordination Evaluation and Prediction Model of Water Use and Industrial Ecosystem Development
by Jing Wang, Liang Zhang, Huiping Zhang and Ying Zhang
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(3), 2381; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032381 - 29 Jan 2023
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Coordinating the relationship between water use and industrial ecosystem development is the key to ensuring high-quality and sustainable development of the industrial economy. In this paper, a model was proposed for evaluating and predicting the coordination between water use and industrial ecosystem development. [...] Read more.
Coordinating the relationship between water use and industrial ecosystem development is the key to ensuring high-quality and sustainable development of the industrial economy. In this paper, a model was proposed for evaluating and predicting the coordination between water use and industrial ecosystem development. First, aiming at the coordination of water use and industrial ecosystem development, this paper determined 15 indicators from the aspects of water demand and supply, water conservation and environmental protection, industrial sustainable development, input and output, and industrial development status. The combination weighting method based on game theory was used to determine the weight of the evaluation index. Then, the coordination evaluation model called the back propagation neural network (BP)–coupling coordination degree model (CCDM) and the coordination prediction model called gray models (GM)–BP–CCDM were established. Finally, the model was applied to the coordination evaluation and prediction of water use and industrial ecosystem development in the Hebei Province, China. The results show that the coordination degree of cities in the Hebei Province is moderate. Therefore, based on the research results, some scientific and reasonable suggestions for water resources utilization and industrial ecosystem development were put forward. Full article
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The Influence of Government Regulation on Farmers’ Green Production Behavior—From the Perspective of the Market Structure
by Qiang Huang, Huizhu Wang and Chao Chen
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(1), 506; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010506 - 28 Dec 2022
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To clarify the factors influencing the green production behavior of peach farmers, this paper uses the survey data of 741 peach farmers in 19 provinces and cities in China, it uses a multiple ordered probit model to empirically analyze the impact of the [...] Read more.
To clarify the factors influencing the green production behavior of peach farmers, this paper uses the survey data of 741 peach farmers in 19 provinces and cities in China, it uses a multiple ordered probit model to empirically analyze the impact of the government regulations on the green production behavior of peach farmers, from the perspective of the market structure. This paper also analyzes its intermediary role in this process, and it analyzes the possible heterogeneity at both the planting scale and the regional level. The results show the following: (1) Government regulation has a positive and significant impact on the green production behavior of peach farmers. Specifically, government supervision and inspection, alongside green subsidies, can positively promote the implementation of green production behavior by peach farmers, but government publicity and training have not played a good role. (2) The market structure plays a partial intermediary role, rather than a complete intermediary role, in the government regulation affecting the green production behavior of peach farmers. (3) The impact of the government regulation on the green production behavior of peach farmers is heterogeneous. Specifically, compared with small farmers, the impact on large-scale farmers is higher; however, the influence of the three methods of government regulation on the green production behavior of peach farmers varies from region to region. Therefore, in order to promote the implementation of green production, the government should introduce appropriate local policies, strongly support new agricultural business entities, draw clear guidelines for the market, and play the role of “night watchman”. Full article
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Dynamic Evolution, Regional Differences, and Spatial Spillover Effects of Urban Ecological Welfare Performance in China from the Perspective of Ecological Value
by Jun Wang and Guixiang Zhang
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(23), 16271; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192316271 - 05 Dec 2022
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Ecological welfare performance (EWP) is a necessary condition for achieving sustainable economic development and is a crucial initiative for resolving the dilemma of balancing economic development, social welfare, ecology, and the environment. This paper constructs and enhances a comprehensive evaluation system of ecological [...] Read more.
Ecological welfare performance (EWP) is a necessary condition for achieving sustainable economic development and is a crucial initiative for resolving the dilemma of balancing economic development, social welfare, ecology, and the environment. This paper constructs and enhances a comprehensive evaluation system of ecological welfare performance (EWP) from an ecological value viewpoint for the purpose of making the results of the evaluation both comprehensive and objective. In the meantime, the Dagum Gini decomposition, kernel density, and the spatial Durbin model were initiated to measure and analyze urban EWP, which supplies new empirical results for studies on the dynamic evolution, regional differences and driving factors of urban EWP. The findings indicate the following: (1) In each spatial dimension, the urban EWP roughly demonstrates first a decreased and then an increased trend. There is a discrepancy in the east–central–west distribution of urban EWP in space, in which urban EWP in the east and west is larger than that in the central area. (2) For relative differences, intra-regional and inter-regional differences in urban EWP are significantly spatially uneven. Supervariable density is the main source of regional differences. For absolute differences, the EWP demonstrates a significant polarization effect. (3) The urban EWP does not have σ-convergence; nonetheless, it has spatial absolute β-convergence and spatial conditional β-convergence. (4) The urban EWP has a significant spatial correlation. Industrial structure, science and technology innovation, foreign investment, urbanization, government intervention, finance development, and environmental regulations all have influence effects and spatial effects on urban EWP; notwithstanding, the direction and magnitude of the effects vary across the different spatial dimensions. Full article
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