Promotion of Ecological Civilization Construction in the Pearl River Delta Region

Abstract

Ecological civilization construction is a major national development strategy. Studying the empirical modes and promotion strategies of ecological civilization construction in economically developed regions is vital for leading the construction across the country. This study used the Pearl River Delta region as an example, summarized the achievements from the aspects of ecological space pattern, ecological environment quality, ecological civilization system, and coordinated economic and environmental development, and explored the innovative models of regional ecological civilization construction. Considering the major challenges, we proposed the development goals and paths for regional ecological civilization construction, thus to provide a basic reference for the ecological civilization construction in economically developed regions in China. We proposed the following six strategic suggestions: (1) enhancing the protection and restoration capabilities of national land space; (2) promoting the Pearl River Delta region to take the lead in achieving carbon emission peak; (3) encouraging technological innovation to guide the green, low-carbon, and high-quality development; (4) improving air, land, and water environment; (5) creating a new fashion for ecological civilization; and (6) accelerating the innovation of ecological civilization systems.

Keywords

• ecological civilization
• Pearl River Delta
• construction mode
• ecology and environment
• carbon emission peak
• institutional innovation