Study of the Urban Coordinated Development Capability Index in the Yangtze River Economic Belt

Coordinated development is a major concern in the construction strategy of the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB).However,there were few studies which have quantitatively measured the level of coordinated development in the YREB.This paper aimed to propose an comprehensive index system of coordinated development based on the theories of growth pole and complex ecosystem and new guidelines of development from the central government.The index system was composed by 18 indicators within 4 domains including economic development,technology & innovation,communication & transportation,and ecological protection.The scores of coordinated development capability of the 110 prefecture-level cities in the YREB were calculated and examined using natural break point analysis,spatial autocorrelation analysis and rank-size analysis.It was shown that Shanghai,Nanjing and Wuhan were leading the coordinated development in the YREB.Generally,the scores of coordinated development capability were higher in the eastern region of the YREB,in which the cities performed well in the domains of economic development,technology & innovation and communication & transportation yet showed poor performance in ecological protection.Most cities in the middle reaches of Yangtze river ranked in the middle in the YREB in all the domains,except the provincial capitals.The western region of the YREB got the lowest score in the coordinated development capability besides the largest cities such as Chongqing,Chengdu,Kunming and Guiyang.The correlation coefficients between ecological protection and other domains were very low,suggesting that few cities have achieved a win-win situation between environment protection and socio-economic development.We suggested 3 ways to promote coordinated development in the YREB:establish multi-level institutional designs;enhance the innovation in green industries;and strengthen the joint prevention and control of ecological risks.

Green development of industries in Yangtze River Economic Belt

Green development is the keynote of Yangtze River Economic Belt. It must insist on ecology preferential and green development which is not only respectation of natural laws but also the economic laws and social laws. The article uses SWOT analytic method to analyze the internal and external surroundings of the green development of Yangtze River Economic Belt on the basis of getting a clear understanding of its present developing status. Based on this the article puts forward the strategy pattern and path selection of green development of Yangtze River Economic Belt.

DEVELOPING BOHAI SEA ZONE AND TIANJIN INTO A METROPOLITAN AREA IN THE EAST ASIAN & ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC BELT

Compared with the stagnanteconomy of the rest world,Asian-Pa-cific economy has been experiencingthe hightest growth since the 1980s.Now,most researchers and officials,and even entrepreneurs believe

Response of ecosystem service value to land use/cover change in the northern slope economic belt of the Tianshan Mountains, Xinjiang, China

Land use/cover change(LUCC)is becoming more and more frequent and extensive as a result of human activities,and is expected to have a major impact on human welfare by altering ecosystem service value(ESV).In this study,we utilized remote sensing images and statistical data to explore the spatial-temporal changes of land use/cover types and ESV in the northern slope economic belt of the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,China from 1975 to 2018.During the study period,LUCC in the study region varied significantly.Except grassland and unused land,all the other land use/cover types(cultivated land,forestland,waterbody,and construction land)increased in areas.From 1975 to 2018,the spatial-temporal variations in ESV were also pronounced.The total ESV decreased by 4.00×10^(8) CNY,which was primarily due to the reductions in the areas of grassland and unused land.Waterbody had a much higher ESV than the other land use/cover types.Ultimately,understanding the impact of LUCC on ESV and the interactions among ESV of different land use/cover types will help improve existing land use policies and provide scientific basis for developing new conservation strategies for ecologically fragile areas.

Study on the Economic Logic of ＂The Belt and Road＂ Initiative of China

＂The Belt and Road＂ Initiative is one of the Chinese medium- and long-term national development strategies which are mainly to create a new driving force of economic growth and develop a new pattern of opening-up. Starting analyzing the background of international and domestic economy, ＂the Belt and Road＂ Initiative was put forward. This paper constructed the theoretical model of ＂the Belt and Road＂ in the abstract, and certified its inherent economic logic and provided a new perspective for understanding the economic nature of＂the Belt and Road＂. On this basis, this paper also analyzed the significance of ＂the Belt and Road＂ to China＇s development and how to cooperate between China and European countries and between China and the North American countries. The results show that ＂the Belt and Road＂ initiative is conducive to combine the advantages of capital and capacity of China and the advantage of market of Central and West Asian countries and Africa countries to achieve the multi-win situation, and European countries and North American countries can join this initiative deeply by taking advantages of their technologies and so on.

Research on the Financial Maturity of the Yangtze River Economic Belt

The Yangtze River Economic Belt is a key development project in China,and financial development is the core driving force for economic growth in the Yangtze River Economic Belt.At present,the financial development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt is not balanced,and there is an urgent need to quantify the differences in financial development.Drawing on the research of"maturity model"at home and abroad,from the two new perspectives of subjective and objective,the financial development difference is introduced into the maturity model as an organic whole,forming financial maturity and its indicator system,then taking the Yangtze River Economic Belt as the research object,the principal component analysis method is used to calculate the maturity.The results show that the financial development of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Economic Belt has obvious gradient differences both subjectively and objectively.The financial acceptance of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the total financial structure and structure are significantly higher than the middle and upper reaches,while financial efficiency is lower than the middle and upper reaches due to factors such as financial costs.Therefore,the financial development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt needs to improve the systematicness of finance,coordinate the growth of financial volume and structural adjustment,and improve the overall financial operation efficiency.

＂One Belt - One Road＂ an innovative transport route to economic growth

This thesis considers the prerequisites, terms and expected consequences of the implementation of？The Silk Road Economic Belt？. This project is positioned as both a new transport route and also as a global project of development under the initiative of the People＇ s Republic of China. The paper will explore key opportunities and risks of the implementation which is predicted to provide momentous growth to Eurasia＇s economies. This includes the economies of member states to the Eurasian Economic Union, including the Republic of Kazakhstan related to the implementation of the project＂ Silk Road Economic Belt ＂.

Resources, Environment and Economic Patterns and Sustainable Development Modes of the Silk Road Economic Belt

The paper analyzes the distribution pattern of resources, ecological environment, society and economy, and holds that it is conducive to Silk Road countries to carry out Omni-directional and multi-level economic cooperation. Then the article puts forth main modes and paths of sustainable economic development for the Silk Road Economic Belt （SREB）： ecological civilization mode, regional economic integration mode, transportation economic belt mode and international tourism economic zone mode. Finally, the article summarizes the key scientific issues for the sustainable development in the SREB and puts forward several action projects which include establishing International Scientists League and Think Tanks, establishing international information sharing platform and scientific policy-making system of ecological environment and sustainable development of the SREB, starting international science cooperation and technology traineeship program of the SREB, founding the international cooperation committee in the SREB and founding transnational construction and win-win cooperation mechanism of coping with climate change and ecological environment.

Economic Cooperation Modes and Prospects among Countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt

The Silk Road Economic Belt,as a major initiative for global economic cooperation in the 21st century,has evolved into a critical economic cooperation region linking the Eurasian continent and its neighboring countries since it was proposed by the Chinese President in 2013.This paper explores the economic cooperation modes among countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt,analyzing its cooperation mechanisms,current development status,and future prospects.By examining the diversity and complexity of economic cooperation in this region,the paper highlights both its potential and challenges,providing theoretical support for advancing regional collaboration and achieving shared prosperity.

The development of China's Yangtze River Economic Belt:how to make it in a green way?

The Yangtze River is one of the largest and longest rivers in Asia.The river originates in the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau(headwater reach),passes through the mountainous provinces of Sichuan,Yunnan and Chongqing(upper reach),flows into the Central Plain(middle reach)and Lower Plain(lower reach),and finally empties into the East China Sea in Shanghai(estuary).The Yangtze River Economic Belt(YREB;Fig.1)has a surface area of 2.1

The “Absence” of Asian Regional Economic Integration and the Development Orientation of the Belt and Road

Asia has a special significance in China’s neighborhood strategy.Geographically,the Belt and Road Initiative faces the countries of Asia or China’s neighbors in the first place.Asia is clearly marked by an imbalance in and“absence”of regional economic integration.This“absence”is two-fold:it is expressed on the one hand as a lack of unified institutional arrangements for regional economic integration,and on the other as the inability of underdeveloped countries in the region to truly participate in regional economic integration and thereby gain opportunities for development.Compared with the rule-oriented nature of existing regional economic integration mechanisms,the Belt and Road Initiative,as a new type of regional cooperation mechanism,displays an orientation towards development.All existing regional economic integration arrangements,regardless of their form,establish specific rules on access thresholds,the rights and duties of member countries,schedules and roadmaps,dispute resolution mechanisms and so forth.This is not the case for the Belt and Road,which is not predicated on specific rules,but establishes its overall framework by orienting itself towards development.Overall,the development orientation of the Belt and Road is helpful not only in overcoming the inherent defects of Asian regional economic integration,but in responding to the new challenge of anti-globalization.This is an institutional public good that China offers to Asia and to the world.

Assessment of the socioeconomic development levels of six economic corridors in the Belt and Road region

Recent years have witnessed rapid and widespread economic growth in regions involved in China’s Belt and Road Initiative(BRI),mainly due to the construction of six economic corridors.This paper aims to quantify the levels of six economic corridors according to the socioeconomic development levels in the BRI regions.Here,a gridded socioeconomic development index was first created,and a dividing line was drawn to reveal the distribution characteristics of socioeconomic development in the BRI regions.A classification method was then applied to identify local development levels.Finally,we created an economic corridor development index(ECDI)to evaluate the progress of six economic corridors.The results reveal spatial heterogeneity within the socioeconomic groups of BRI regions,which can be roughly divided into offshore(or Part A,50.54%)and inland(or Part B,49.46%)areas.Although both parts comprise roughly the same area,over 95%of the population is located in offshore regions.The China–Mongolia–Russia Economic Corridor has the highest development index due to a stable political environment and long-running cooperation.The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor suffers from the lowest ECDI but with strong development potential.Our methods can provide critical reference and practice for the future evaluation of the level of regional development.The results of this study can offer policymakers some insight into reducing socioeconomic inequality in the BRI regions.

The Yangtze River Economic Belt:A Booster of Chongqing’s Development

As China’s economy has evolved into the so-called new normal stage,the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council have made timely moves to promote the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt as part of the country’s overall plan for a scientific development of the national economy.In January 2016,a meeting was held in Chongqing discussing

Historical Exchanges and Future Cooperation Between China and Oman Under the ＂Belt ＆ Road＂ Initiativ

Oman, located at the southeastern comer of the Arabian Peninsula, enjoys a geological advantage in history so that it has been the irreplaceable path to maritime routes since the ancient time. Oman and China have started large-scale communications in maritime civilizations through the vast Indian Ocean in Han Dynasty, and the exchanges reached the peak in Tang Dynasty. These exchanges gradually declined with the rise of Western navigation industry. Since the founding of the modem nation-state system, the People＇s Republic of China （PRC） and Muscat regime in Oman have some conflicts in diplomacy. The relations between two nations, however, began to improve after the mid-1970s, and the formal diplomatic relations was established in 1978. Since then, both countries have enjoyed rapid development in the fields of politics, culture and particularly in economics. China and Oman became important regional economic and trade partners. Whether seen from the perspective of historical contacts or the trend of present economic development, the One Belt and One Road Initiative （OBOR） has providing a golden opportunity for cooperation between China and Oman, at the same time, this initiative has received active response from Oman. In general, China and Oman＇s cooperation is a typical model in the Middle East, and two countries have made many cooperation achievements under OBOR, such as the China-Oman Industrial Park in Duqm. There are also some investment risks either on micro level or macro level, which require more attention from both government and enterprises of China.

“双碳”目标有利于促进经济高质量发展吗?

碳达峰与碳中和是我国当前环境治理的关键目标,实现碳减排也成为了我国经济高质量发展的重要内容,那么,“双碳”目标有利于促进经济高质量发展吗?基于“双碳”目标下的环境政策,采用长江经济带市级面板数据实证检验“双碳”目标对经济高质量发展的影响效应,结果发现:(1)“双碳”目标对长江经济带经济增长质量具有正向作用,表明“双碳”目标能有效促进经济增长质量提升,并且该结论通过了平行趋势、考虑内生性和其他政策冲击等多维度稳健性检验;(2)异质性分析结果表明,“双碳”目标对长江中下游地区、中小型城市、非省会和非工业型城市的经济增长质量提升效应更显著,并且该影响存在空间外溢效应;(3)进一步分析表明,环境治理、效率提升、技术创新和产业升级等因素是“双碳”目标影响经济高质量发展的重要传导机制。相关研究成果为“双碳”目标下我国经济高质量发展提供了经验证据,也为环境政策的进一步实施提供了相关政策建议。

数字经济、产业升级与经济高质量发展——基于长江经济带11省市面板数据的实证研究

快速发展的数字经济已日益成为推动经济高质量发展的重要力量和关键驱动因素。在构建经济高质量发展与数字经济发展评价指标体系并使用熵值法进行测算的基础上,利用长江经济带11省市2013—2019年的面板数据,实证探究数字经济推动经济高质量发展的内在机制。结果表明:数字经济对长江经济带高质量发展有显著的正向促进作用;从区域异质性来看,长江经济带下游地区的数字经济发展对经济高质量发展的推动作用要强于上游、中游地区;产业升级在数字经济推动经济高质量发展的过程中发挥显著的中介效应且其占比为34.77%,这充分说明促进产业升级是数字经济推动经济高质量发展的重要路径;产业升级的中介效应存在明显的地区差异:下游地区最强,上游地区次之,中游地区产业升级中介效应不明显。门槛模型检验结果显示:数字经济对长江经济带高质量发展存在双门槛效应,当跨越门槛值后影响效应呈递增趋势,数字经济对经济高质量发展的作用呈现非线性边际效应递增特征。

环境规制对长江经济带经济高质量发展影响的传导机制

工业发展极大地促进了中国的经济增长,但在资源和环境的双重压力下,经济高质量发展成为新时代的必然要求。在“共抓大保护,不搞大开发”的长江经济带新发展格局下,探讨环境规制对经济高质量发展影响的传导机制具有重要意义。该研究以2005—2019年长江经济带108个地级及以上城市面板数据为研究对象,构建了经济高质量发展的指标体系,将技术投入和产业结构作为中介变量,使用中介效应模型验证了环境规制与经济高质量发展的中介效应,并采用动态门槛模型探讨了不同门槛变量水平下环境规制对经济高质量发展影响的差异。研究发现:①中介效应检验结果表明,技术投入和产业结构均在环境规制对经济高质量发展的影响中具有部分中介效应。环境规制有助于提升技术投入水平、促进产业结构调整,进而对经济发展质量产生正向影响。②门槛模型的结果表明,技术投入和产业结构作为环境规制的门槛变量时,环境规制对经济高质量发展存在门槛效应。在高技术投入、产业结构落后的区域,环境规制可以更好地促进经济高质量发展。③门槛效应异质性结果表明,技术投入和产业结构变量的门槛效应存在时间异质性,技术投入政策导向和产业结构刚性等因素会影响环境规制政策的实施效果。基于以上结论,提出以下政策建议:①制定差异化的环境规制政策,推动环境规制政策的有效实施。②提高技术投入水平,为经济高质量发展提供新动能。③优化产业结构,推动产业绿色化转型升级。④明确环境补偿和专项治理机制,促进区域经济和环境规制协同发展。

长江经济带居民共同富裕与旅游发展水平耦合关系及影响因素研究

实现居民共同富裕是中国式现代化的本质要求,旅游业作为幸福产业,如何促进居民共同富裕与旅游发展水平协调共进成为当前研究的重点问题.该文以长江经济带为研究区域,构建了居民共同富裕与旅游发展水平指标体系,并基于耦合协调模型和时空地理加权回归模型(GTWR),考察分析2011—2020年居民共同富裕与旅游发展水平关系及其影响因素.结果发现:1)长江经济带旅游发展水平研究期内整体呈波动上升趋势,2020年因受疫情影响而出现跌落,居民共同富裕水平则呈整体逐年上升趋势;两者均呈现出显著空间异质性,但中上游地区旅游发展水平相近.2)居民共同富裕与旅游发展水平耦合协调水平呈波动上升趋势,重庆和贵州两地上升较快,2020年各省市受到疫情影响有所下降;下游地区高于其他地区.3) GTWR模型表明,人口密度、环境治理投入、旅游收入占比、人均GDP因素存在明显的时空差异,不同时期各因素对地区影响强度和波动方向不同,其中人均GDP影响为正向且影响作用较强.

长江经济带高端服务业绿色发展研究

绿色发展和可持续发展是当今世界的潮流。高端服务业是绿色服务业,绿色是服务业发展的方向。在国际发展绿色化的大背景下,长江经济带必须通过绿色发展,发展附加值高、技术先进的高端服务业,实现产业结构的绿色重组。创新高端服务业发展模式是促进长江经济带绿色发展的重要保障。文章以长江经济带省市面板数据作为研究对象,从省际层面对长江经济带高端服务业绿色发展进行评价。实证分析结果表明:绿色创新、绿色信贷、产业结构变迁、经济开放程度等会促进长江经济带高端服务业绿色发展。建议长江经济带在国家战略引导下,通过实质性绿色政策的推进,发挥中心城市在高端服务业发展中的领头作用,实现现代产业体系的绿色转型。

基于可持续发展的辽宁沿海经济带港城协调发展研究

为探究可持续发展视角下沿海港口与其所在城市的关系,以辽宁沿海经济带6个港口城市为研究对象,构建港城协调发展水平评价指标体系,运用有序度模型、耦合协调度模型、障碍度模型分析辽宁沿海经济带6个城市港城协调发展水平与障碍因素.结果表明:2013—2021年6个城市的港城协调度整体呈现波动增长的趋势,协调发展的主要制约因素为城市发展水平.基于各城市的经济基础、资源禀赋与障碍因素,提出辽宁沿海经济带港城协调发展的建议.