Table 1.

Evaluation index system for RLCCE

Criterion layerSystem layerIndicator layerUnitTypeReferences
DevelopmentalEconomic development(X1)GDP per capita(X11CNY+(Tan et al., 2017; Hu et al., 2011)
Regional GDP growth rate(X12%+(Krajnc and Glavič, 2005)
The ratio of the added value of the secondary industry to regional GDP(X13%(Li and Hu, 2012; Yang et al., 2019)
The ratio of the added value of the tertiary industry to regional GDP(X14%+“Green Development Index System”
Social progress(X2)Urbanization rate(X21%+(Yang et al., 2018; Tan and Lu, 2016)
Urban resident disposable income(X22CNY+“Green Development Index System”
Rural resident disposable income(X23CNY+“Green Development Index System”
R&D investment as a proportion of regional GDP(X24%+“Green Development Index System”
Education expenditure as a proportion of regional GDP(X25%+(Nan and Yin, 2014)
Low carbonEnergy Consumption(X3)Total energy consumption(X3110,000 tonnes of standard coal(Iddrisu and Bhattacharyya, 2015) “Green Development Index System”
Energy consumption intensity(X32Tonnes of standard coal/10,000 CNY(Iddrisu and Bhattacharyya, 2015; Zhang and Su, 2016)
Energy consumption elasticity coefficient(X33%(Fei et al., 2011; Price et al., 2013)
Industrial energy consumption(X3410,000 tonnes of standard coal(Liu and Hao, 2018; Charfeddine, 2017)
Building energy consumption(X3510,000 tonnes of standard coal
Transportation energy consumption(X3610,000 tonnes of standard coal
Low carbon emissions(X4)Total carbon emissions(X4110,000 tonnes(Ma et al., 2019)
Carbon emissions intensity(X42Tonnes per 10,000 CNY(Zhang et al., 2014)
CircularCarbon sink capacity(X5)Forest cover rate(X51%+“Green Development Index System”
Forest stock(X52100 million m3+“Green Development Index System”
Afforestation area(X5310,000 hectares+(Lou et al., 2019; Tan and Lu, 2016)
Green coverage in built-up areas(X54%+(Longyu and Jing, 2018)
Wetland areas(X551,000 hectares+(Zhou et al., 2015b)
Environmental carrying capacity(X6)Environmental pollution control investment(X61100m CNY+“Green Development Index System”
Industrial wastewater discharge(X6210,000 tonnes(Tan and Lu, 2016) EIS2017
Industrial solid waste generation(X6310,000 tonnes(Tan and Lu, 2016) EIS2017
Comprehensive industrial solid waste utilization rate (X64%+(Tan and Lu, 2016; Wang et al., 2018)
Sewage discharge(X6510,000 m3(Kirchherr et al., 2017)
Sewage treatment rate(X66%+EIS2017
Domestic waste removal volume(X6710,000 tonnes(Kirchherr et al., 2017)
Harmless domestic waste treatment rate (X68%+(Tan et al., 2017) “Green Development Index System”

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