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Coordination, harmonization or prioritization in environmental policy integration: evidence from the case in Chongming eco-island, China

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  • Rong Sheng

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This paper studies environmental policy integration (EPI) in eco-city/island, building an empirical model to quantify EPI levels based on decoupling analysis. EPI integration levels have been highlighted but have seldom been quantitatively probed in existing academia. It attempts to identify whether EPI, especially its prioritization, is approached in Chongming eco-city/island and identify the factors for it to be achieved. The four-quadrant decoupling model is applied and further operationalized temporally and spatially. Results show that Chongming had a strong prioritized EPI in four consecutive years in the examined years of 2012–2018 despite fluctuations in integration levels. Spatially in its 18 towns, 7 towns have prioritized EPI and one has strongly prioritized EPI, indicating optimistic empirical evidence for an eco-city/island. Contributing factors are discussed, such as EPI levels embodied in the distributed spatiality and time intervals, isolated bounded spatiality and functional symbiosis, and offsetting high costs with multi-level support.

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  • Rong Sheng, 2021. "Coordination, harmonization or prioritization in environmental policy integration: evidence from the case in Chongming eco-island, China," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 64(13), pages 2365-2385, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:64:y:2021:i:13:p:2365-2385
    DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1872509
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    1. Jianbo Han & Edwin Hon Wan Chan & Queena Kun Qian & Esther Hiu Kwan Yung, 2021. "Achieving Sustainable Urban Development with an Ageing Population: An “Age-Friendly City and Community” Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(15), pages 1-32, August.

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