Research Article

High-Quality Economic Development in Huaihe Economic Zone Level Measurement and Evaluation

Table 1

Evaluation index system of urban competitiveness in Huaihe River eco-economic belt.

Evaluation perspectivePrimary indicatorsSecondary indicatorsIndex interpretation

Economic vitalityEconomic baseGDP (+)Gross domestic product
GDP per capita (+)GDP/resident population
Proportion of fiscal revenue in GDPFiscal revenue/GDP
Opening upForeign trade dependence (o)Total import and export/GDP
Proportion of foreign capital actually utilized (+)Actual utilization of foreign capital/GDP
Innovation efficiencyTechnological innovationProportion of science and technology expenditure (+)Science and technology expenditure/GDP
Number of patent applications (+)Number of patent applications/resident population
Industrial optimizationAdvanced index of industrial structure (+)Output value of tertiary industry/output value of secondary industry
Green developmentEnvironmental protectionCentralized treatment rate of sewage treatment plant (+)Quantity of treated sewage/total quantity of sewage
Comprehensive utilization of industrial solid waste (+)Disposal utilization/production (industrial solid waste)
Green coverage rate (+)Green area of built-up area/total land area of built-up area
Social instability index (−)Unemployment rate + CPI
Improvement of people’s livelihoodDisposable income ratio of urban and rural residents (o)Urban/rural residents (per capita disposable income)
Urbanization rate (+)Urban population/resident population
People’s lifeRegistered urban unemployment rate (−)Urban registered unemployed persons/(urban employees + urban registered unemployed persons)
Education and healthProportion of cultural, educational, medical, and health expenditure (+)Education, culture, health, and medical expenditure/GDP
Health technician/1000 population (+)Number of health technicians/total population
Number of beds in health institutions/1000 population (+)Number of beds in health institutions/total population

Note: the “+” in brackets indicates positive index, “−” indicates inverse index, and “O” indicates moderate index.