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WSEAS Transactions on Business and Economics


Print ISSN: 1109-9526
E-ISSN: 2224-2899

Volume 15, 2018

Notice: As of 2014 and for the forthcoming years, the publication frequency/periodicity of WSEAS Journals is adapted to the 'continuously updated' model. What this means is that instead of being separated into issues, new papers will be added on a continuous basis, allowing a more regular flow and shorter publication times. The papers will appear in reverse order, therefore the most recent one will be on top.


Volume 15, 2018


Comprehensive Evaluation of Low-Carbon Economic Development in Guangdong Province Based on Weighted GRA-TOPSIS Method

AUTHORS: Xi Zhou

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ABSTRACT: Firstly, the connotation of regional low-carbon economy development is deeply analyzed, and the evaluation index system reflecting regional low-carbon economic progress level is constructed. Secondly, the grey correlation analysis is introduced to judge the correlation degree of all samples, with the index weight determined by method of entropy; then the TOPSIS method is used for data calculation and sample ranking. Using the above steps, a comprehensive estimation for low-carbon economic development in Guangdong province is exerted from dimensions of vertical and horizontal. The results show the low-carbon economy in Guangdong possesses a good level of development, and most of the evaluation values are in the forefront of coastal regions China, also the trend of its low-carbon economy is getting better and better year by year. However, the shortness of low-carbon consciousness and the backwardness of ecological benefits have also restricted the growth potential of low-carbon economic progress in Guangdong. The research conclusions can provide a reference for the low-carbon capacity elevation in Guangdong as well as the coordinated progress for low-carbon economy in other regions

KEYWORDS: weighted grey correlation analysis; the TOPSIS method; low-carbon economic progress;

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WSEAS Transactions on Business and Economics, ISSN / E-ISSN: 1109-9526 / 2224-2899, Volume 15, 2018, Art. #27, pp. 282-291


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