The Green and Adaptable Development Paths of Provincial Characteristic Towns in Taihu Lake Basin: A Synergy Perspective on Face Value and Resilience
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Study Area
3.2. Methods
3.2.1. Face value and Resilience Evaluation Index System
3.2.2. The Method of Mean Value Theorem
3.2.3. The Deviation Index
3.2.4. The Synergy Development Degree Model
3.3. Data Source and Processing
4. Empirical Results and Analysis
4.1. The Spatial Distribution Characteristics
4.2. The Assessment Results of Face Value and Resilience
4.2.1. The Analysis of Face Value Level
4.2.2. The Analysis of Resilience Level
4.3. The Analysis of Synergistic Development between Face Value and Resilience
5. Discussion and Development Paths
6. Conclusions
- (1)
- The face value of about 60% of the characteristic towns is above average. Spatially, the overall face value level of the characteristic towns in the northern and southeast regions is higher than that of other regions. In terms of the industry type, the face value level of characteristic towns of tourism, digital economy, information, and finance is high, while that of the manufacturing type is relatively low;
- (2)
- The number of characteristic towns with moderate resilience is the largest, accounting for 36.1%, while those of high resilience and low resilience account for 22.9% and 28.9%, respectively. Spatially, the characteristic towns with medium–high and high levels are mainly concentrated in Hangzhou, Kunshan, Wuxi, and Shanghai. In terms of the industry type, the resilience level of tourism towns, digital economy towns, and modern service towns with distinctive industrial characteristics is higher;
- (3)
- The face value and resilience of most characteristic towns in Taihu Lake Basin are not synchronized, and 67.5% of the towns have a large deviation which is not conducive to high-quality development in the region. We classify 83 characteristic towns into four categories: high robustness (Hj > 4.80), medium–high robustness (4.02 ≤ Hj ≥ 4.79), medium robustness (4.03 ≤ Hj ≥ 3.11), and low robustness (Hj < 3.10), and the high robustness areas are concentrated in Suzhou–Wuxi–Changzhou and the northern part of Zhejiang;
- (4)
- The differentiated development paths of synergistic development between the face value and resilience are proposed, which includes the paths of cross-border expansion and radiation-driven development, industrial integration and coordination, innovation-driven and highlighting characteristics, transformation, and upgrading. In addition, we suggest the establishment of synergistic cooperation and governance mechanism of multiple subjects for the achievement of balanced development in characteristic towns.
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Target Layer | Criterion Layer | Index Layer | Target Layer | Criterion Layer | Index Layer |
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The face value level | Ecological coordination | Green and low-carbon development | The resilience level | Economic resilience | GDP per land |
Visual satisfaction | Number of incoming companies | ||||
Environmental landscape | A-level scenic spot evaluation | Structural resilience | The proportion of service industries | ||
Landscape features | Proportion of emerging industries | ||||
Architectural form | Industrial resilience | Location entropy of tourism industry | |||
Greening cleanliness | The afforested area | Degree of industrial integration | |||
Floor cleanliness | Innovation resilience | Internal expenditure of R&D expenditure | |||
Supporting perfection | Abundance of educational and medical resources | Output value of new products | |||
Facility convenience | Spatial resilience | Spatial network connection | |||
Service sharing | Share the economic dividend | Regional traffic links | |||
Happiness index | Distance from the central city | ||||
Humanistic quality | Cultural temperament | Governance resilience | Subject participation | ||
Humanistic emotions | Mayor’s governance ability |
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Wang, G.; Zhang, M.; Liu, Y.; Zhou, L.; Xia, Y. The Green and Adaptable Development Paths of Provincial Characteristic Towns in Taihu Lake Basin: A Synergy Perspective on Face Value and Resilience. Sustainability 2023, 15, 7685. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15097685
Wang G, Zhang M, Liu Y, Zhou L, Xia Y. The Green and Adaptable Development Paths of Provincial Characteristic Towns in Taihu Lake Basin: A Synergy Perspective on Face Value and Resilience. Sustainability. 2023; 15(9):7685. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15097685
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Guiling, Mengzhuo Zhang, Yimeng Liu, Li Zhou, and Yuxin Xia. 2023. "The Green and Adaptable Development Paths of Provincial Characteristic Towns in Taihu Lake Basin: A Synergy Perspective on Face Value and Resilience" Sustainability 15, no. 9: 7685. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15097685