Evaluation of Green Development in Chinese Cities Under Carbon Emission Constraints: A Static and Dynamic Quadrant Analysis

Abstract:

This paper， using an overall SBM-DDF （slack-based measured directional distance function） model on 279 sample cities， measures and evaluates green development in Chinese cities from both static and dynamic perspectives. The static analysis focuses on the current state of green development， while dynamic efficiency provides insights into development trends. Quadrant analysis identifies cities with strengths and weaknesses in green development， offering valuable insights for inter-city learning， competition， and cooperation， and the formulation of targeted strategies. Although green development in China is improving from a city-level perspective， it exhibits significant spatial variability. Only a small number of cities have both high static development levels and high dynamic efficiencies. In the future， China’s high-quality green development is likely to experience a two-tier differentiation.