An analysis on ecological civilization construction in Gansu based on a quantified SWOT framework

摘要

Ecological civilization(EC) construction has become one of the key elements of China's reform and development process, since it was put forward at the 17 th National People's Congress(NPC) in 2007 and improved at the 18 th NPC in 2012, and stressed at the third plenary session of the 18 th NPC. The provincial areas are the most important pilot units of EC strategy. Therefore, research on EC at the provincial level can meet the practical demand for EC in China. Based on the existing provincial circumstances in Gansu and its significant position as an ecological barrier in northwestern China, and aiming at the core issue of why and how to build EC in Gansu, this paper employs SWOT(strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis, the Delphi method, and a combined quantitative analysis and coordinate method, and then calculates the relevant strategic orientation angle(θ = 1.4605) and strength coefficient(ρ = 0.53). The results show that Gansu should take an opportunities-dominated strategy, and choose opportunity-strength measures, so the province can increase its internal strengths and decrease its weaknesses with external opportunities. Specific measures are recommended to actively promote an EC construction strategy.