ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Spatiotemporal Measurement of the Coupling
Coordination in a Region’s Economy-Technological
Innovation-Ecological Environment System:
A Case Study of Anhui Province, China
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School of Economics and Management, Chuzhou University, Chuzhou 239000,
No. 1528 Fengle Avenue, Chuzhou, China
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School of Geographic Information and Tourism, Chuzhou University, Chuzhou 239000,
No. 1528 Fengle Avenue, Chuzhou, China
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Suzhou Chien-shiung Institute of Technology, Taicang Jiangsu 215411,
No. 1 Jianxiong Road, Science and Education New City, Taicang, Jiangsu Province, China
Submission date: 2022-03-22
Final revision date: 2022-10-06
Acceptance date: 2022-11-07
Online publication date: 2022-12-23
Publication date: 2023-02-23
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2023;32(2):1405-1417
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High-quality development has become an inevitable requirement for China’s economic and social
development in the new era. The coordinated development of the economy, technology innovation,
and ecological environment is the key to achieving high-quality development. This study used entropy
weight and a degree of coupling coordination model to construct the economy, technological innovation,
and ecological environment system (ETES) to analyze the coupling coordination relationship among
the three subsystems in Anhui Province from 2010-2019. The results show that (1) from the temporal
perspective, the degree of coupling coordination in ETES shows a significant improvement, with
a change from imminent imbalance to quality coordination. (2) From the spatial perspective, there
are differences among cities, and the number of regions with a low degree of coupling coordination
is greater than that with a high degree of coupling coordination. Additionally, the degree of coupling
coordination in southern Anhui is significantly better than that in northern Anhui. The results suggest
that governments at all levels should develop and deploy differentiated strategies according to the
characteristics and positioning of their own regions to achieve balanced and high-quality regional
development.