Green Economic Development Dynamics
Summary
Green economic development dynamics encompasses the processes through which economies transition to sustainable pathways that decouple growth from environmental degradation. This field investigates the interplay among policy instruments, technological innovation, resource allocation and socio-economic structures aimed at achieving low-carbon transitions, circular resource use and equitable social outcomes. Core themes include measurement of green development efficiency, spatial diffusion of green technologies, the role of institutional frameworks and the feedbacks between economic activity and ecological limits. Recent work highlights the importance of integrated models that capture multi-scale interactions—from urban agglomerations to national corridors—to inform adaptive governance and targeted investment. Practical applications range from designing industrial relocation incentives that enhance recipient regions’ eco-efficiency, to deploying regional coordination mechanisms that align environmental regulation with market signals. By examining both macro trends and localised dynamics, researchers seek to identify leverage points that accelerate green transformation while maintaining social resilience and economic competitiveness at the global scale.
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Technical terms
Green development efficiency: A metric that quantifies the ratio of desirable economic outputs to inputs of energy and materials, accounting for undesirable emissions to gauge sustainable performance.
Spatial spillover: The transmission of economic or environmental impacts from one region to neighbouring areas, influencing green development outcomes beyond the primary site of implementation.
DPSIR model: A conceptual framework denoting Drivers, Pressures, State, Impact and Response, used to structure indicators of environmental and socio-economic interactions.
Coupling coordination degree: An index assessing the synchronisation between subsystems—such as economic growth, environmental health and social welfare—to evaluate the harmonious development of complex systems.
Geographically weighted regression (GWR): A spatial econometric technique that estimates location-specific relationships between variables, revealing how drivers of green development vary across geographic space.
Low-carbon transition: The societal shift from high greenhouse-gas-intensive activities to energy and production systems with minimal carbon emissions.
References
- Green siphon or green spillover: Analyzing the spatial implications of industrial relocation on green development. Energy Strategy Reviews (2024).
- Analysis of China’s Industrial Green Development Efficiency and Driving Factors: Research Based on MGWR. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2021).
- Does Technological Innovation Promote Green Development? A Case Study of the Yangtze River Economic Belt in China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2021).
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