Abstract
Green urbanization (GU) is an urban sustainable development model. However, the conceptual definition of GU has not been clearly unified and there is limited quantitative research on it. This study constructed a theoretical framework and evaluation system of GU for the Northern Slope Economic Belt of Tianshan Mountains (NSEBTM). By using entropy weight TOPSIS model, contribution analysis and fixed effects panel model, we studied the spatial-temporal evolution and influencing factors of GU in the region. The results indicated that GU improved from 2005 to 2020 with an average annual growth rate of 1.25%, which decreased from middle to both sides with high-level cities spreading outward from Urumqi City. Technological innovation, environmental regulation and financial support played a positive role in GU, while industrialization, education security and population density hindered it. In addition, the effects of influencing factors on different subsystems and development stages of GU were heterogeneous. This study is beneficial for identifying the existing problems of GU and its subsystems in the NSEBTM, to further accelerate the transformation of urbanization through feasible technological innovation, environmental regulation and financial support.
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