Table 2 New urbanization evaluation index system.

From: An empirical analysis of the coupling and coordinated development of new urbanization and ecological welfare performance in China’s Chengdu–Chongqing economic circle

Target

Primary Index

Secondary indicators & attributes

Weight

Unit

References

New urbanization

Population urbanization

Proportion of urban population (+)

0.0842

%

44, 45

Urban population density (+)

0.0930

Persons/km2

Registered urban unemployment rate (−)

0.0390

%

Economic urbanization

Per capita GDP (+)

0.1263

RMB

46, 47

Per capita urban disposable income (+)

0.1476

RMB

Social urbanization

Enrolment in higher education per 100,000 population (+)

0.0803

Person

48, 49

Number of beds in health facilities per 10,000 population (+)

0.0180

Bed

Public transportation vehicles per 10,000 population (+)

0.0698

Vehicle

Environmental urbanization

Non-hazardous domestic waste disposal rate (+)

0.0232

%

50

Area of green space per capita (+)

0.1081

m2/person

Greening coverage of built-up areas (+)

0.0330

%

Spatial urbanization

Built-up area as a proportion of urban area (+)

0.1060

%

44

Urban road area per capita (+)

0.0717

m2/person