Abstract
The steady and healthy development of the sports industry can promote regional sustainable development. In order to explore the coordination situation and driving factors between the sports industry and regional sustainable development, this article builds a coupling coordination evaluation index system and dynamic factor index system for the sports industry and regional sustainable development. Using the entropy method, coupling coordination model and random effect model, this article analyzes the comprehensive level, coupling coordination relationship and driving factors of the sports industry and regional sustainable development in eleven provinces and cities in eastern China, from 2013 to 2017. The results show that the comprehensive level of the sports industry and regional sustainable development in eastern China is showing a steady growth trend, and the sports industry is growing faster than regional sustainable development. The degree of coupling coordination among provinces and cities has increased significantly, but the spillover effects of coupling coordination in each region are not obvious. The level of overall coupling coordination is primary coordination; regional innovation, industrial structure upgrade, and human capital can promote the improvement of coupling coordination. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen cross-regional cooperation, build a cross-regional “sports+” industry group, give play to the “sports +” spillover effect, create a coupling platform for the sports industry and regional sustainable development, release the superimposed effect of multiple driving factors, and facilitate the evolution of coupling coordination to higher levels.
Highlights
The rapid development of urban economy and industrial civilization has intensified the pressure on natural resources and the environment, resulting in sharp declines in resources, ecological damage, and environmental pollution in various countries, which seriously restricts human survival and long-term economic development [1]
A dynamic factor analysis of the degree of coupling and coordination is conducted, in order to understand the comprehensive level of the sports industry and regional sustainable development in eastern China, the state of coupling and coordination between the two, and various factors affecting the degree of coupling and coordination
In order to further explore the spatial correlation between the degree of coupling coordination of the sports industry and regional sustainable development in 11 provinces and cities in the eastern region, we used the ARCGIS 10.2 software to calculate the Moran index of the coupling coordination of the two major systems in 2013 and 2017, respectively: when it is larger than 0, it indicates that there is positive spatial correlation; when it is less than 0, it indicates that there is negative spatial correlation; when the value is close to 0, it indicates that the degree of spatial correlation is low or randomly distributed [50]
Summary
The rapid development of urban economy and industrial civilization has intensified the pressure on natural resources and the environment, resulting in sharp declines in resources, ecological damage, and environmental pollution in various countries, which seriously restricts human survival and long-term economic development [1]. As a green industry and a rising industry, the sports industry has the characteristics of expanding domestic demand, increasing employment, and cultivating new economic growth points. The sports industry has shown sustained and rapid development and the added value of the sports industry has repeatedly hit record highs, making it a new force in China’s economic growth and economic transformation and upgrading, and its strategic position in the national economic and social development has become more prominent. Under the context of sports power and sustainable development rising to China’s national strategy, exploring the current status of the sports industry and regional sustainable development and the coupling and coordination of the two can provide a scientific basis for the government to fully promote the development of the sports industry and further enriched the theoretical connection between the sports industry and regional sustainable development
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