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Measuring Eco-Efficiency of Agriculture in China
- Source :
- Sustainability, Vol 8, Iss 4, p 398 (2016), Sustainability; Volume 8; Issue 4; Pages: 398
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2016.
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Abstract
- Eco-efficiency is a tool for sustainability analysis that indicates how to carry out economic activities effectively. This paper assesses agricultural eco-efficiency using data envelopment analysis (DEA) and the Theil index approach. Using basic data of 31 provinces in China during 2003-2013, we analyzed the agricultural eco-efficiency development level and spatial pattern in China. The results show that the agricultural eco-efficiency of only four provinces has been relatively efficient in the entire study period, namely, Zhejiang, Hainan, Chongqing, and Tibet. The results also show that agricultural eco-efficiency was higher mainly in south of the Qinling Mountains-Huaihe River Line and north of the Yangtze River area, that agricultural eco-efficiency is mainly affected by pure technical efficiency, and that highly efficient areas are mainly concentrated in the densely populated areas, i.e., the economic developed areas (except Tibet). The Theil index results show that the agricultural eco-efficiency difference weakened between provinces in China, as did western and northeast regions, but eastern and central regions show a slight upward trend.
- Subjects :
- China
020209 energy
Geography, Planning and Development
TJ807-830
02 engineering and technology
agricultural eco-efficiency
SBM-DEA
Theil index
010501 environmental sciences
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Eco-efficiency
TD194-195
01 natural sciences
Agricultural economics
Renewable energy sources
Environmental protection
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
Data envelopment analysis
GE1-350
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Environmental effects of industries and plants
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
business.industry
Environmental sciences
Geography
Agriculture
Sustainability
Period (geology)
Common spatial pattern
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20711050 and 20032013
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Sustainability
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1caba05b7a7915668a3554af11b7331c