Unearthing marine ecological efficiency and technology gap of China’s coastal regions: A global meta-frontier super SBM approach
•A global meta-frontier super SBM approach was employed to explore the marine ecological efficiency.•There was a significant gap between regions and the potential optimal production technology.•The primary factor affecting marine ecological efficiency was technological progress.•We propose some sugg...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Ecological indicators 2023-03, Vol.147, p.109994, Article 109994 |
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Zusammenfassung: | •A global meta-frontier super SBM approach was employed to explore the marine ecological efficiency.•There was a significant gap between regions and the potential optimal production technology.•The primary factor affecting marine ecological efficiency was technological progress.•We propose some suggestions from inefficiency, regional differences and sources of efficiency growth.
With the promotion of the maritime power strategy and progressively increasing and severe environmental problems, marine ecological efficiency is fast becoming an essential object of research in achieving sustainable development. By applying the meta-frontier super SBM model and the global Malmquist-Luenberger index, this paper aims to explore the marine ecological efficiency of coastal regions in China and the technology gaps between different regions during 2006–2017. On this basis, the changes in marine ecological efficiency were decomposed to investigate the driving factors. The results indicate that the marine ecological efficiency of China’s coastal regions was still ineffective, and there was a significant gap between the group production technology and the potential optimal production technology. Also, there was a significant regional technological heterogeneity. The Yangtze River Delta region had optimal production technology level, while the Beibu Gulf region distinctly had a sizeable technological gap with the other three regions. Besides, the primary factor affecting marine ecological efficiency was technological progress. Finally, the results of this paper passed the robustness check. Based on these conclusions, some specific policy suggestions are provided for China’s coastal regions. |
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ISSN: | 1470-160X 1872-7034 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.109994 |