The Impact of Environmental Governance and Quality of Life on Fertility Intentions

Abstract

Objectives: Here, local environmental governance, quality of life, and fertility intention in 30 provinces, municipalities, and regions of China during 2004–2020 are also examined in terms of their co-evolution pattern. Methods: A detailed analytical method of evaluation is used by our team. It entails the determination of the environmental governance index, quality of life index and fertility intention index in order to examine their inter relacion with each other the variation and distribution within regions. Results: Our research is also demonstrated by the fact that as a whole the values of the environmental governance index and the quality of life index are increasing nationwide, which indicates that China is also experiencing certain positive changes for the better regarding environmental protection and the quality of life. Nonetheless, fertility intention index trend was characterized by increase then decrease, apparently indicating the underlying socioeconomic factors. Regional comparisons show that the East is the best place for environment governance and quality, and the fertility intention index of Northeast remains lower than other areas. Conclusions: China has become one of the advanced countries in environmental governance and improved quality of life, but the continuously decreasing level in fertility intention reflects the complex effect of changes in population policy and soci:economic factors.