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Green Innovation in Regional Logistics: Level Evaluation and Spatial Analysis.
Hao Zhang1,2, Xin Sun3, Kailong Dong3
1Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Traffic and Transportation Security, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huai'an 223003, China.
Summary
Green innovation in China's logistics industry is crucial for sustainability and carbon goals. Regional logistics green innovation levels are unbalanced, with eastern provinces leading and a stable but uneven development trend observed.
Area of Science:
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Environmental Science and Policy
- Regional Economics
Background:
- Green innovation is essential for sustainable logistics and achieving carbon neutrality goals.
- Evaluating the green innovation level of the logistics industry is critical for targeted development.
- Regional disparities in green innovation necessitate focused analysis.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a framework for evaluating the green innovation level of China's regional logistics industry.
- To analyze the spatial distribution and spatiotemporal evolution of inter-provincial logistics green innovation.
- To identify key regions and disparities in green innovation performance.
Main Methods:
- Constructed an evaluation index system for Regional Logistics Green Innovation Level (RLGIL) using the variance inflation factor-variance coefficient method.
- Collected empirical data from statistical yearbooks for 30 Chinese provinces (2013-2017).
- Applied the combination weighting-based GRA-TOPSIS method for RLGIL evaluation and spatial analysis.
Main Results:
- RLGIL in Chinese provinces is generally unbalanced, with significant East-West regional disparities.
- Guangdong, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang exhibit stronger RLGILs; most other provinces fall below the average.
- A high positive spatial correlation and aggregation effect were observed in RLGIL, with higher values in the East/South and lower in the West/North.
Conclusions:
- Significant regional imbalances exist in China's logistics green innovation.
- The eastern and southern regions demonstrate superior green innovation performance compared to western and northern regions.
- Despite disparities, the overall national trend for RLGIL development remained stable during the study period.
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